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Requiring school attendance allows welfare to be the hand-up that it is meant to be, and keep children out of crime.

In the US, girls who grow up in families receiving welfare handouts are 3 times more likely to receive welfare themselves within three years of having their first child than girls who's families were never on welfare1. Children living in poverty were 2 times more likely to have grade repetition and drop out of high school and 3.1 times more likely to have children out of wedlock as teenagers2. They are 2.2 times more likely to experience violent crimes. Children of welfare recipients are more likely to end up on welfare themselves. Welfare should be a hand up, not a handout that leads to dependency on the state. It is the latter if we are only leading people to fall into the same trap as their parents. Education is the way to break the vicious cycle. Through education, children will acquire the skills and qualifications they need in order to obtain gainful employment once they reach adulthood, and overcome their condition. In the developing world, primary education has proven to reduce AIDS incidences, improve health, increase productivity and contribute to economic growth3. School can empower children, and give them guidance and hope that they may not receive at home. Getting kids in school is the first step to equipping them with the skills to better their situations, and if encouraged by their parents they might consider scholarships to college or vocational school. The program does not guarantee this for all, but it is likely more effective than the leaving parents with no incentive to push their children. Benefits are supposed to promote the welfare of both parents and children. One of the best ways to ensure that welfare payments are actually benefiting children is to make sure they're going to school. This is simply providing parents with an extra incentive to do the right thing for their children and become more vested in their kids' education. 1 Family Facts, "A Closer Look at Welfare", [Accessed July 21, 2011].  2Duncan, Greg and Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne (2000), "Family Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Child Development", Child Development, [Accessed July 21, 2011] 3http World Bank, "Facts about Primary Education",[Accessed July 21, 2011].

Hardly Fair: A Silly School Dress Code Debate

Just a short while ago, I was innocently sitting in the cafeteria eating the excruciating and sorry excuse for a burger, when out of nowhere I expirienced a heat wave course through me. So in response, I took off my jacket for a moment and continued ingesting the disgusting meal. I wore beneath my jacket a light-blue shirt, which barely showed my, ehem, bra straps. But it was only a minute afterwards that one of the supervisors patrolling the cafeteria was on my back, demanding that I put my jacket back on. I did so with no argument, but as the supervisor walked away, a thought occured to me. What makes it justified for most girls to wear these short-shorts and very mini-mini skirts that barely conceal what so desperately should be concealed, but if another girl's bra-strap shows a little, it's to be rebuked? Why can some girls go through the day unprovoked about their wild dyed-black hair with pink and red and blue streaks throughout but a boy with slight facial hair is given a crappy disposable razor and a helping of shame and sent to the restroom to take care of that problem? Why doesn't anyone get onto the boys wearing hats with marajuana(sp?) leaves on the front and alchohol references all over a black t-shirt? If the But it was only a minute afterwards that one of the supervisors patrolling the cafeteria was on my back, demanding that I put my jacket back on. I did so with no argument, but as the supervisor walked away, a thought occured to me. What makes it justified for most girls to wear these short-shorts and very mini-mini skirts that barely conceal what so desperately should be concealed, but if another girl's bra-strap shows a little, it's to be rebuked? Why can some girls go through the day unprovoked about their wild dyed-black hair with pink and red and blue streaks throughout but a boy with slight facial hair is given a crappy disposable razor and a helping of shame and sent to the restroom to take care of that problem? Why doesn't anyone get onto the boys wearing hats with marajuana(sp?) leaves on the front and alchohol references all over a black t-shirt? If the What makes it justified for most girls to wear these short-shorts and very mini-mini skirts that barely conceal what so desperately should be concealed, but if another girl's bra-strap shows a little, it's to be rebuked? Why can some girls go through the day unprovoked about their wild dyed-black hair with pink and red and blue streaks throughout but a boy with slight facial hair is given a crappy disposable razor and a helping of shame and sent to the restroom to take care of that problem? Why doesn't anyone get onto the boys wearing hats with marajuana(sp?) leaves on the front and alchohol references all over a black t-shirt? If the school is going to make a dress code, than they should make a better effort to enforce it, shouldn't they? No one should be able to slip through the cracks.

School Uniform Should be Compulsory

Hi all, Pro here. I have been feeling unwell for the past couple of days, Is it okay if both myself and my opponent 'skip' this round (to even out the amount of rounds we participate in), Then in Round 4 we both provide our final rebuttals/arguments? Sorry for the inconvenience,

Children should only have to wear uniform on school event(when vistors come, sports days)

Yes that is true but you completely missunderstand my point as my point was when friday NOT thursday comes mothers would wash the uniform yes but with the money saved will be used to buy school lunches and new uniform for the oldest child.

School uniform should be discontinued

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