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Topic space vieware school uniforms good or bad
Has any body told you nice shirt? I feels good but with uniforms everybody looks boring so you can't say nice shirt because everybody is wearing the same shirt. Also bland is not good or fun.
Whether students should wear uniforms
School Uniforms promote school staffs control over the students. Students are no longer given the tools need to succeed and are instead forced to conform in order to succeed. Wearing school uniforms can cause stress on a student to dress and act like everyone else in order to abide by the rules. Public Schools should not be able to enforce uniform dress codes because they are free institutions open to all. Uniforms cannot be totally enforced in public schools because it can then violate the open policy of accepting students. Students who cannot economically afford a student uniform can become discouraged from attending school and feel unwelcome. Student Uniforms do little to improve a students education. If students aren't distracted by their clothing choices they will find something else to get side tracked with. Student mandated uniforms will take away from student expressive individuality. Some students express themselves through their clothing choices and find common interests with others based on shared fashion choices. If a student can"t express themselves through their outfit choices their personal identity and individuality is compromised. Thought school uniforms would aim at increasing students success, the solution is too controlling and the benefits wont out weight the means. If all students are forced to wear uniforms what would be next? Administrative approved backpacks?
Uniforms in school
The tie was just an example, but let me try to rework the argument. Say its time to take a big test like the ACT or the SAT. A student wants to have his lucky shorts, shore it is only a mental thing, but it makes him less nervous,so he can do better on the test. That is more what I meant than physically uncomfortable. People could get picked on because their bag looks cheap, if their watch is cheap or the phone they have is old. people might make fun of you for living in a bad part of town, or driving a beat up car or not being able to afford one at all. Clothes are not the only thing that bullies might pick on because someone cant afford something. Also it is not required to say where you buy your clothes. A jean jacket, for example, is a jean jacket even if it is second hand. People pick on others for being different, uniforms only mean they have to look for something new to target. So ask yourself, is stopping some bulling worth giving up your individuality?
TROLL DEBATE: School Uniforms Should Not Be Required
School uniforms are friggin' awesome. "Is also promotes freedom and gender equality" says admiral sexybeast How can these happy and equality-loving people be aliens? They simply show too much kindheartedness to ever want to take over the world. Now, this could be a clever trick to make me think they don't have plans for world domination, but I'm MUCH more likely to believe it wouldn't be someone in a uniform!
Students should have to wear school uniforms
As per your statement about students being more intelligent and efficient if they have uniforms, that is a common misconception. I point to Memphis City Schools as my evidence. Cordova High School has a very strict uniform policy, yet a very high fail rate. I know because I attended that school for two years. Out of the 500 people in my class, only half were passing. At my new school, we have no uniform policy, yet, it is praised as one of the top 5 schools in the State of Kentucky. You are also wrong when you say, "When schools have uniforms kids focus more on they're studies not on they're clothes or how they look." Once again, I use MCS as my evidence. Every single day, girls would come into class and put on their makeup and guys would comb their hair with their hair picks, in total disregard for what the policy states. At my new school, everyone does their work and they don't really care about what other people are wearing. Kids are not friendlier when there is a uniform policy in place. In fact, students are more hostile. In the minds of students, they are being forced wear something that they do not want to. Because they feel like they are being forced to do something, tensions can escalate quickly. At Cordova High, fights were almost an everyday thing.
Should Schools have Uniforms
School Should not have Uniforms! Uniforms are not comfortable. It's like you're in the army.
Students should wear uniforms
I thank my opponent for accepting the challenge. It violates the first amendment because it says you have freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Both are not what you lose when you attend a school with no uniform. Racism and genders being discriminated is obviously going to be not allowed, because schools are supposed to be good places, and not places where people use racist terms. My opponent also says uniforms instill good discipline. This is not true, as many people don't wear the uniforms anyway, so therefore, get in trouble for not doing so. Students may look professional, but they might not act professional. I know many who have been forced to wear uniforms and they still saw jerks. Many kids take good care, but like all other clothes, have to be cleaned and it does not work well in the washer and dryer, according to many who have had school uniforms. My source is some of the comments on here about this topic: http://ezinearticles.com... My opponent also says that students tend to perform better. You my friend are wrong. The two biggest high schools in my town are one that has no uniforms, and one that does. The one with no uniform gets better grades than the one that does. Going to public schools, I would still disagree because NONE of the public schools in my town have uniforms, and many of the students are good. And one last thing to bring up, they don't look professional in uniforms. In the high school that wears uniforms (I've been there for a field trip), they are terrible looking uniforms. They didn't even look professional. My clothing was far more professional looking than their uniform.
should kids wear uniforms
Children wearing school uniforms is far from 'nonsence'. It could save a child's life. Imagine a little kindergartner, wandering willy-nilly out of their school. Without their school uniform, nobody would know that they were missing from the school. And think how much grief that would bring to their parents. Besides, if representing the school somewhere, pupils can't just wear Nikes and a hoodie. They should wear their school uniform because they want people thinking 'Wow, how polite these people are. I think I should send MY children to this school.' School uniforms are a necessity.
School uniforms should not be allowed in schools
When I mean that a uniform saves time I mean the time spent on making sure clothes are constantly washed and ready, sorting out which outfits to wear on what day etc. The uniform is much more convenient when it comes to such aspects. I don't feel that uniforms breach the individuality of a student. If everyone is wearing the same clothes then there is no one to feel insecure or not confident about their clothes. You have made the statement that individuality is vital for education but you have no reference to back up this claim. You say that "If everyone clothes look similar a student may feel weak or worthless even since they are just another face in a indifferent crowd." I feel that it is more likely for a student to feel weak or worthless if they are forced to potentially wear cheap clothes all the time rather than wearing what everyone else is wearing (uniform), which creates an equal barrier. Yes I have previously made the claim that "uniforms will reduce the ability of harming other students" and I have backed this up with a reference. Again I never said it would eliminate violence or bullying, just that it reduces it on certain levels. If anything, normal clothes entice bullying on many levels such as class division, abuse over different fashion styles etc. You say that it is a simple band aid that will not fix the problem, however: 1) it certainly fixes it more than normal clothes do. 2) A band-aid is much better than an open wound, don't you think? "Uniforms are in fact a burden to families who are paying for a free education for there children." There is an obvious contradiction in this statement, I am not sure what you mean by "paying for a free education" however buying uniforms is no much more of a burden than paying for bills, groceries, mortgages etc. I could also be argued that having to have a constant and continuous amount of clothes bought and ready is more of an inconvenience (in non-uniform) schools than buying a one for all uniform. Not to mention my points regarding more safety, less crime etc. "a study showed buy the today show says that families pay 15% extra money for uniforms". Again you have failed to actually cite a link to this reference. This results in a straw-man fallacy. You say that this "fact" provides evidence that we should hold on to our freedom of choice and that uniforms should not be allowed in schools. Again this makes little sense. How can making an uncited claim that "families pay 15% extra money for uniforms" be evidence that we should hold on to our freedom of choice and that uniforms should not be allowed in schools? I do not see a correlation between these claims. I again reiterate that in my opponents only cited source there is no statistics to back up his claims. I do not feel my opponent has successfully attempted to refute my points or to try and make a real case for his stance on the matter. His argument was more of a "why bother?" type stance than a "reasons" stance. As a result I feel I have been able to refute my opponents arguments points while making a strong case for my stance at the same time, including valid sources. (without trying to sound arrogant or condescending in any way). I do however thank my opponent for the debate though. It has been a pleasure and I wish you luck.
School Uniforms are a Good Idea.
Many people say that uniforms are a good thing because of the fact that everyone looks the same, people will not compare each other, and think that someone has more money or better clothes than someone else. But if everyone is wearing the same thing, then wouldn't it be easier to compare people? Say there were two girls, both wearing khakis and a white collared shirt. What if one girl didn't look as good in the pants as the other girl. It would be easier for someone to say, "That girl looks terrible in those pants" because they are looking at how much better they look on the other girl. And say that that girl gets bullied because of how she looks in those pants. She probably wouldn't have worn those pants if she was given a choice because she was probably aware of how they looked on her. Most likely she has lots of clothes that look good on her, but the uniform isn't one of them. I think that bullying is inevitable in schools today. So if uniforms would only hurt the situation, then why bother?
