Thank you, rachelanne, for instigating this debate. Since...
Kids Should Wear Uniforms
Thank you, rachelanne, for instigating this debate. Since my opponent has instigated with an argument, I feel it fair for me to do so as well. Counter-arguments "Kids should wear uniforms because they can't be bullied about what the are wearing." "Finally they won't get picked on if they can only afford one outfit because no one would ever know." In the real world (i.e. outside of school), people have the ability to wear whatever they desire. If students are coddled in schools, wherein students are not used to scrutiny and opposing opinion, how will they possibly be able to cope with real world criticism? In the program Hyper Parents and Coddled Children, a documentary on the effects of parents keeping their children as safe as possible, found that "University psychologists report today's students experience higher levels of anxiety than any generation before them" [1]. The correlation between anxiety and coddling seems logical if you consider that coddled children do not usually have to deal with rejection or set-backs, hence when they enter university they are assaulted with anxiety attacks. Similar problems were found within Psychology Today's piece that summarised some important recent discoveries. Points of notice include student's increasing inability to self-regulate, due to parents/ the school far too often regulating the student's lives [2]. This corroborates with the anxiety attacks found within Hyper Parents and Coddled Children. The other major point to be found with Psychology Today's piece is that: "Trying to instill high self-esteem in kids without ever challenging them is likely to leave these future adults in a 'set' mindset, less able to develop themselves and most importantly, less willing to change negative circumstances that come their way" [2]. Students should be challenged with opposing views of what is desirable to wear to school. Students should be subject to criticism from their peers. This way, they will be better equipped to deal with negative comments and opposing views, and less likely to suffer from anxiety and inability to develop as a human. "They also won't have to scream and cry in the morning because you can't find something to wear." I am fairly certain it is obvious enough that students will likely have at least one set of regular clothes to wear for each school day. Even if this is not true, my opponent has the burden of proof to show that it is likely students will not have enough clothes to wear for each day of school. References [1] http://www.cbc.ca... [2] http://www.faithformationlearningexchange.net...