School Uniforms
The education system is probably the most utilized system on this planet. Most humans have passed through a type of school whether they wanted too or not. School is primarily a place designed for people to attend and learn. It is a place to better yourself, to learn facts, discipline, to learn social and economic skills. Yet for all that school is intended for, different people go for various reasons. Some are hardworking and academically minded, going to study with an aim of setting a good foundation for their future and having a successful and accomplished career. Others are carefree and go for the social side, to be popular with lots of friends, and in the end just to have an enjoyable time. For many it can even be an area
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For certain children it is a great privilege meaning they escape from child labor and become the only literate person in their family. Yet with all the diversity of people and personalities that you find in any given school, there is one factor in a great amount of schools that binds everyone together; the school uniform. ProCon.org presents the history of the school uniforms as such; “The first recorded use of standardized dress in education may have been in England in 1222, when the Archbishop of Canterbury mandated that students wear a robe-like outfit called the "cappa clausa." The origin of the modern school uniform can be traced to 16th Century England, when the impoverished "charity children" attending the Christ 's Hospital boarding school wore blue cloaks reminiscent of the cassocks worn by clergy, along with yellow stockings.”1 Today, in schools from Peru through to Canada, from Kazakhstan through to Chad, the school uniform is a common item that many schools around the world have adopted as the norm. Yet with all the acceptance, there is still controversy surrounding the use of …show more content…
Adults make their own choices and have the freedom to express themselves through the clothing and appearance. Restricting teenagers this opportunity to make their own choices leave them unprepared for the adult world. According to Erik Erikson, “Adolescents see clothing choices as a means of identification, and seeking an identity is one of the critical stages of adolescence.”5 Advocates of the school uniform argue that students can still express their individuality with their hairstyle, makeup, and accessories. The outfit someone wears is not the only thing they can use to express themselves to those around
School uniforms are not new to society. The use of uniforms in schools dates back to the fall of the Roman Empire in the 400s A.D. School uniforms were first widely used by students who went to “song schools.” Private schools and religious schools have also been requiring school uniforms for a long time, and most still require them today. In more recent history school uniform policies first started to find their way into schools in the United States in the 1950’s. Dress codes, which are lesser versions of uniform policies, were established to make sure students wore clothes that were more appropriate to a learning setting. Prohibiting girls from showing too much skin, and boys from wearing blue jeans, black leather jackets, and other such clothing were widely viewed as a good thing. Then as time went on the occurrence of gang violence also began to increase in schools, so schools began to ban students from wearing gang colors, numbers, or drug related clothing (McVeigh).
What do the teachers and the staff members think of the school uniforms? A school uniform is a special cloth worn by pupils at a particular school. Also it is an British tradition and is rarely found in the U.S (Oxford University). According to Dr.Alan Hilfer uniforms do eliminate competition pressure and assaults perpetrated by older kings for...
In America, “The World’s Melting Pot”, we are all unique and should be seen as individuals. Wearing a uniform does not allow for students to demonstrate their individuality; they have to dress conforming to the school’s uniform policy. According to Akerlof and Kranton, “...with attempting to establish a sense of community might be the loss of student’s sense of identification with the school, which could in turn yield lowered outcomes in effort and skills”. These policies leave the students questioning themselves and wondering, “Who am I?”. A survey, of 100 random students, conducted at Zapata High School showed that 72% of students reviewed felt that wearing a uniform suppresses their ability to express themselves as individuals. Forcing students to wear a uniform is also going against the first amendment, which clearly prohibits Congress from making laws that violate freedom of speech; it includes freed...
Also, uniforms prevent bullying with anti-bullying campaign to give student prevention skill training, classroom anti-bullying activities. Reward students that stop bullying as they see it happens. Promoting anti-bullying behavior by hanging poster around the school campus. “School uniforms are tangible; they are seen as a concrete and visible means of restoring order to the classroom” (Huss, 2007). Bullied victims are afraid to attend school. Afraid of being threatened, attacked, and even murder over materialistic items they may have or may not have.
High school is typically a time when kids begin to distinguish themselves from one another. Students begin to develop their own sense of personal style, desperately trying to both fit in and stand out simultaneously. Being self-conscious and often lacking the confidence needed to assert themselves, teens are forced to use clothing and outward appearance as the means to manifest this individuality. Thus, students should not be forced to wear uniforms to school. Standard uniforms are unproven deterrents to student violence; are a "Band-Aid" to cover up the real problems faced by children and teens; and they violate students' right of self-expression, depriving them of their search for identity.
At the beginning of each school year students and parents receive the student handbook which includes the school’s dress code. Most students hate the dress code because it prohibits them from wearing certain things to school. Schools feel the need to have and enforce the dress code because they want students to be in a safe learning environment while avoiding distractions. However, it seems that girls are usually the ones getting dress coded for what they wear while boys seem to get away with more. Just about anything a girl wears can be considered distracting or inappropriate by the school when it should not. Although the school dress code was made to eliminate distractions in the classroom setting, it mainly focuses on what girls wear while
One of the ongoing debates throughout schools all around the United States is the controversy over school uniforms. There are many positive and negative opinions and facts that regard this argument. The debate over school uniforms mainly involves and affects students, parents, and school faculty/teachers. All across the US, private and public school enforce different rules and guidelines concerning a dress code/uniforms. The reason this topic can be considered so drastically important in today's society is due to the growth and individualism of the student in our school systems. I believe that school uniforms make all students' appearances identical, therefore hindering self expression and personal style.
What is a uniform? A uniform is a commentary that does not really matter to society. A piece of cloth-material that can be either khaki or black. For example, KAC requires their students to wear a uniform, and many students feel that it takes away individuality. This is one of the reasons why schools should not force to wear uniforms.
School uniforms are a way for principals to know who belongs on campus and who does not. A while back, researchers studied that the reason certain school require students to wear school uniforms is because they feel that it will help stop other students from bulling one another, just because they don’t have on high priced shoes or clothing it shouldn 't stop them from doing what they do best. "The good thing is people judge you on your inner characteristics rather than what you wear," said Nick Duran, an 8th grader and the student-body president at Rogers Middle School (Portner)." Safety is they key, when students enter the school ground, they should feel safe and not think that someone is going to harm them. Students feel as if they have to wear school uniforms it will
Establishing and enforcing school dress codes is an important task for school administrators. Dress code policies can be difficult for administrators because they require a careful balance between respecting a student’s right to free expression while also creating a respectful, non-disruptive learning environment for all students, teachers, and faculty. While certain laws do protect a student’s right to free expression, school districts still retain a great deal of latitude when it comes to establishing dress code policy. Tinker v. Des Moines Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969), Retrieved from http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/393/503.html
School uniforms have improved many things in different schools. Peer pressure is in schools all over America. Some peer pressure comes from what to wear to impress others in the school. Bad behaviors are also a situation is schools. Some people act a certain way to impress others in their school. Which can cause the school to be unsafe. Not having to worry about any of these things would help improve student’s grades in school. Students in all schools, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools should wear school uniforms.
School uniforms are a boiling conversation point these days. There are so many well-built points of view about what route parents, students, and superintendents wish to go in. It has been disputed that school uniforms have the potential to make a school safer, that uniforms reduce harassment or self-esteem issues, and that uniforms return the focus to the students' learning. I disagree. I, in fact think that school uniforms do not help make our schools a more secure place, I think that they do not revisit the center of attention to student's education - they just shifted where the attention was previous, and that they won’t help cut down on harassment or self- esteem issues in school.
There has been much discussion about wearing school uniform. Some people may think that the school uniform is recently used, but actually the school uniform existed centuries ago. The first use of the school uniform was in 1222. Also, in the 16th centuries in England the school “Christ Hospital Boarding” impose blue cassocks and yellow stockings to the children, Reflect the look of the priests ho take care of them. This uniform is still use that makes it the oldest uniform dress in history. The united stat was strict with the uniform system, only ho allows to ware the uniform is the privet and the parochial schools until 1987. Some people may claim that the school uniform should be mandatory because it can improve punctuality and can save valuable
Uniforms. Yay! What? Or a nay - ay? There is an unending discussion in schools across the country about school uniforms and whether or not they make for a better experience in school for the students or just the teachers.
However, I believe that school is a place to learn and that students can wear their own clothes and parade their style after school. How can people assume that personality is all about fashion? An individual’s personality is not entirely expressed by fashion itself. Personality is assuredly determined by the way a person thinks, speaks and moves. Teenagers must understand that wearing a school uniform neither defines their personality nor erases it. It brings equality between everyone. Unfortunately, kids have forgotten about the real reason for going to school and focus on outward show and popularity. They suppose schools have become more about fashion and social interactions and not about focusing on their learning. Adolescents must comprehend the importance of focusing on their learning and understand that schools are not fashion shows. So, to complete my point I believe that a badge defines it all: “Wearing school uniform means we are all in this