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Uniforms In Schools K-12

Thanks for the debate, Pro. To clarify, I went to a Catholic HS and absolutely loved wearing uniforms. That said, I'll proceed to negate the resolution at hand. [ Rebuttal of Pro's Arguments ] 1. School uniforms make getting dressed easier and less time consuming. While the decision process of what to wear might be easier, it's not true that uniforms are always convenient. For instance, suppose you have 4 uniforms that you rotate. For one thing, what happens if some of your uniforms are dirty, and the ones that aren't get ripped or somehow soiled? This is a problem that everyone I know who were required to wear uniforms has had, including myself. If a part of your uniform was missing or unavailable to you, then you essentially could not attend school that day. Additionally, you had to do laundry far more often than you would if you didn't have to rely on just a few uniforms for continued use, making the clothing process not any less time consuming (perhaps even more time consuming) and also economically and environmentally unfriendly considering the amount of water being used on a frequent basis. 2. Uniforms are less expensive than current clothing trends, thus they are more economical. Actually, it depends on the uniform. Some uniforms are more expensive than others. This argument does not stand against people who make their own clothes, or who specifically shop at vintage stores or other lower priced outlets for their attire (like Wal-Mart). In that way, forcing someone to buy clothes more expensive than what they would typically or could conceivably wear is unfair, and a policy that wouldn't hold water in a public school. The only way it would work is if those who couldn't afford the uniforms could receive some assistance, meaning it would actually cost the tax payers money to help dress people in clothes that they might not even want to wear. This option seems like it's only economical for the company who makes the uniforms, as well as an infringement of rights on the tax payers. Plus, even if tax payers weren't somehow held responsible, it's still an infringement of rights that some would be required to buy these uniforms because children are required by law to attend school. 3. Uniforms would eliminate students being ostracized based on what they wear. Maybe not. In my Catholic HS, students were not ostracized for what they wore but rather how they wore it (i.e. their skirt was too long, etc.). Additionally, students will just find other things to tease about, such as jewelry accessories or lack thereof. Plus, this is kind of a moot point since teasing is going to occur anyway. Instead of saying "Your shirt is really ugly," people will just say, "Your face is really ugly." That type of ostracizing is routine in schools and it will not decrease in general thanks to the implementation of school uniforms. 4. Uniforms provide a level of safety in schools. In situations where harm has ever been done to a student body, the perpetrator almost always went to that school, so whether or not they had a uniform would be irrelevant (since they probably would). Further, you could easily avoid a label of gang affiliation by monitoring what you wear. [ Conclusion ] In addition to my points about being forced to do a lot of laundry, spend money on clothes you might not want to wear for possibly a higher cost, etc., I maintain that uniforms shouldn't be forced upon public schools because they're unnecessary. Additionally, the benefits aren't definite and don't outweigh the detriments. Why should we be forced to accept something that doesn't even really help? Students develop a sense of identity sometimes by how they dress. Additionally, letting them come to their own decisions about dress and its implications can provide beneficial and educational results that go beyond a classroom and into a sociological perspective. I'll send this debate back to my opponent for now -- good luck!

Should schools require uniforms

I am strongly against school uniforms. The first reason is that they strongly violate students personal freedom. School often push that students should always be themselves, but is that really possible when they all have to wear the same thing. The next reason is that uniforms are expensive and few stores carry them. I will explain my other reasons in the next round

Should uniforms be at schools

just because kids wear school uniforms doesn't mean their gonna get bullied on their clothes they can still get bullied,for glasses,hair,shoes,and if their poor or not so school uniforms will only solve one problem.Kids could also have growth sperts and their parents don't have the money to buy another one or wash

Uniforms In Schools K-12

Pro maintains that school uniforms are convenient because they will make getting dressed easier and less time consuming. I maintain that this is irrelevant. Just because one might spend 2 minutes picking out their outfit instead of 5 doesn't mean that schools should mandate same-ness. Maybe some people (especially women) LIKE shopping and don't mind. Further, what about my supposition that some people might simply prefer to make their own clothes? This entire point is based on a lot of hypotheticals and contains mostly irrelevant arguments. For instance, I've said, "What if someone's uniforms are all dirty and they don't have any clean ones to wear to school?" Pro came back with, "Well most schools have a supply in case of emergencies." In that case, what if they DON'T? Or what if they don't fit? Or what if kids are unaware of this option? Or what if people abuse this option? Or what if the school runs out? Etc. You shouldn't come to rely on the school, and further, realistically most students would rather just stay home from school for a day than borrow a random school uniform. I know I did. Pro has said, "Your first argument is a transfer fallacy of composition. In other words, it relies on the assumption that what is true of the part (a student with 4 uniforms) is also true of the whole (students with more or less uniforms)." The same could be said about every argument put forth from the Pro in this regard in favor of school uniforms. I'll explain what I mean as we continue out throughout the debate. For now, I'd point out that the first argument of it being less of a hassle to have uniforms is simply (a) irrelevant and (b) not proven. It wouldn't be less of a hassle in every or even most situations for all people, and simply because it might be easier to be told what to wear doesn't mean that it's the favorable option. Some people LIKE choice and variety. We live in a society that appreciates individuality. 2. Pro's next point claims, "Whether or not the student wants to wear the uniforms is insignificant (plenty of taxpayer dollars go to things they/others do not want)." So basically what Pro is advocating for is a continuation of the trend that tax payers pay taxes for things against their desires. Interesting. I wonder how the students in uniform will feel about that trend when learning about concepts like "fascism" lol. Pro continues, "Uniforms can be bought at places such as Walmart/thrift stores." Really? Because the ones I had to wear in HS had my school's name on them and could only be bought from a specific retailer. Talk about a lack of competition (there's that fascism again... kidding). Pro also writes, "Students who cannot afford uniforms have the option to receive free/reduced priced uniforms that have been donated." This shows that he's relying on charity; an option that is hardly ever sufficient. 3. Kids will always be teased. If it's not about their clothes, it'd be about their looks, intelligence, athletic ability, etc. Pro quotes a teacher stating, "I have taught 40 years and have seen increased PRESSURE in the area of fitting in." So, to solve this problem we FORCE people to fit in?! There is something inherently wrong about that. We should be embracing and encouraging individuality, and teaching important lessons such as not valuing an individual or judging them by the clothes that they wear. Also, you don't need uniforms to have an "appropriate" educational setting. That comes with discipline and good educators. Students can be home-schooled in their pajamas and still receive an outstanding education. 4. Anyone who wants to cause a school harm would hardly care about having a uniform. As I've already said (Pro did not refute it), many of those who cause harm to schools i.e. school shooters go to the school and would therefore have a uniform, making this an irrelevant point. Also, people don't typically fight over another person having crappy clothes.

Uniforms or not

People should be able to wear what they want. In a disaster, it would be hard to get identified quickly because everyone looks the same. Some family's can't even afford the uniform that the In a disaster, it would be hard to get identified quickly because everyone looks the same. Some family's can't even afford the uniform that the school would want.If a kid is in elementry school, they will want to wear what they want. When they are older, the clothes that they wanted to wear will not fit them when they are an adult. If kids can't afford designer clothes, they could just go to some place like gap, old navy, or walmart etc... Some kids like to express themselves with what they wear. Kids are only kids for a little while. It also teaches little kids how to match clothes for when they are older. When they are older, they might still have to where uniforms.