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Students should wear uniforms

Here is the cost of common articles of clothing that compose a typical school uniform. (http://www.target.com...) Boys Shirt 8$ (http://www.target.com...) Boys shorts 3-5$ Boys long pants 14$ I know these aren't a universal standard and the costs vary but the fact that a major corporation sells school uniforms shows that many schools have their students buy articles of clothing from here. Walmart, known for their extraordinarily low prices sells pollo shirts for 6$ each. (http://www.walmart.com...) Wal-mart t-shirts barely beats the prices that major national retail outlets charge for school uniforms. Now I actually provided links to where I got my price figures, unlike you, where you fail to show where even one school charges 250 dollars for a uniform. This is even assuming that most students buy their clothes from Wal-Mart, which they don't. They buy from Abercrombie, American Eagle, Hollister, which sell simple T-shirts for as much as 20$ Hollister prices for simple T-shirts (http://www.hollisterco.com...) Abercrombie prices for simple T-shirts (http://www.abercrombiekids.com...) I buy from Wal-Mart and Target and my family is okay financially, but I've met several students who live in shammy houses and have closets full of designer jeans, and over-priced T-shirts. Americans are well off and paying on average 8$ for a uniform shirt is not unreasonable. It really doesn't matter what students like or dislike. I hated math, still had to take math. Therefore you statement "students do not like to wear the same thing over again" is irrelevant. Some students like knives, I for one like guns, others like tobacco. Who cares? You can't bring those on campus. You've had 3 rounds now to explain how what students like meant that it was necessarily good for them and you have not. Regarding teachers and uniforms, that's something you forgot to bring up. I am not the instigator, you made the claims for me to refute and when you don't mention one, that is your fault. Schools aren't looking to instil discipline or responsibility in their instructors, why would they make them wear uniforms? It also separates student from instructor. This also occurs in the military in a similar form. An enlisted man does not wear the same clothes as an officer nor do enlisted men have the same privileges. Giving those in command of one another more privileges and freedoms is good at defining the separation between the two parties. My parents could stay up past 9:00 when I was 8, I couldn't ,was that bias or a violation of my rights? Does that mean I shouldn't have had a bedtime when I was 8? The answer to both of those questions is no. And again, on someone elses property, you don't have the right to wear what you want. Unless you own the school you have no right to decide what they you should be able to wear. "some kids don't wear the school uniform at all and then teachers spend 10 minutes in class just because of a kid that has a family who can't afford the uniform Spend 10 minutes in class doing what? I'm going to have to assume you meant scolding the student for not wearing a uniform. 1. School uniforms are that much more expansive then the cheapest apparel around and are much cheaper then what kids wear when they decide what is in fashion. 2. Schools always work something out with families unable to afford certain services. 2a. Most people can afford a school uniform easily 2b. The few that can't work out plans with the school regarding payment and economic assistance. Many schools, due to budget cuts, ask students themselves to print out their own homework because schools can't afford the ink and paper themselves. When a student didn't have a printer or the money to print out packets and booklets from the school, manage to either pay a reduced fee or pay nothing at all to get the necessary learning material. This is what will happen with school uniforms. Then you have to abide by the rules your local school. Simply because you don't like a certain policy a certain private or public entity enforces does not mean you have the right to change that policy to fit what you "like". There are several fast food buildings that don't sell food to people who don't meet a certain dress code. If a woman walks in without shoes or a man walks in without a shirt, they can't buy a hamburger. Does that mean McDonald's should be forced to change it's rules to comply with those that don't wish to follow it and can't get a hamburger anywhere else. You have failed to show where a uniform costs 300 dollars per while I posted sites showing that uniforms were actually very reasonably priced and in many cases cheaper than what most kids wear. You have also failed to post a single instance where a family actually went into debt due to expensive uniforms. Audience, my opponents ONLY sources come from assumptions, and personal experiences, mainly regarding the claims he makes about uniform costs. I posted a site showing what a major retail outlet sold uniforms for and compared them to stores that sold cheap clothes and stores that sold clothes most children wear. Regardless or your position on this topic, my opponent "research" was inferior to mine. I already agreed in the first round that bullying would still remain, I said that students would be more disciplined and more focused resulting in higher grades and here are my sources to back up my claim. Here are a couple articles reporting on studies showing how attendance records and graduation rates improved (http://www.woio.com...) (http://findarticles.com...) Here is a list of which countries perform the best in mathematics. (http://nces.ed.gov...) The top 5 countries in 8th grade math are, in order Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Honk Kong, and Japan. All of these countries have school uniforms. Audience, my opponents sources were hearsay, personal accounts, and can not necessarily be verified. His arguments which derive from these supposed "sources" are therefore flawed and with out base. I realize most of you probably agree school uniforms are bad and I'm not even sure where I really stand on this issue in real-life. But to vote for Pro who offered no verifiable sources, built his entire arguments on these unverifiable sources, would be an insult to your own position.