• CON

    I am not sure what my opponent's point was with trying to...

    # SHORTER SCHOOL HOURS# YES OR NO (please click yes)

    I must disagree. Teachers give us homework to sharpen our skills with the topic we learned. To help us understand the lesson. That is why they give us homework. Because they do not have time to make sure that they have the lesson well taught and well learned for everyone. With my prior example, the teacher can make sure that everyone understands the material that is being taught. I am not sure what my opponent's point was with trying to learn 4 lessons of physics in around 30 minutes was. If he is being sarcastic I have no idea. Long periods are beneficial to society as well as the education system as a whole. And actually, let us see what happens to bully rates when the school hours increase. I am willing to bet that they will decrease. The answer to that is very simple when you look at the root cause for bullying. Why does it occur? If you increase school hours, and they reduce stress on the bully, he will not need to hurt a kid to express himself from all the stress he is under. I am not saying to increase the amount of time outside of class. I am saying to increase the amount of time in class, so that students can have a better chance of learning the material. Less wearing I am not sure what my opponent's point was with trying to learn 4 lessons of physics in around 30 minutes was. If he is being sarcastic I have no idea. Long periods are beneficial to society as well as the education system as a whole. And actually, let us see what happens to bully rates when the school hours increase. I am willing to bet that they will decrease. The answer to that is very simple when you look at the root cause for bullying. Why does it occur? If you increase school hours, and they reduce stress on the bully, he will not need to hurt a kid to express himself from all the stress he is under. I am not saying to increase the amount of time outside of class. I am saying to increase the amount of time in class, so that students can have a better chance of learning the material. Less wearing uniforms? This is not true for all schools. Thus, that is a school topic for a debate, not a nation-wide topic such as the school hours. Thanks for the debate. Good job! You made some good points in the debate. Although, the insults were a little much. And since you like Halo, check out the debate with me on the topic Battlefield takes more skill than Halo! Ill cya round!

  • CON

    Your 1st Paragraph is Irrelevant, however...I argued that...

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

    Your 1st Paragraph is Irrelevant, however...I argued that if the uniform is clean then the child could just wear it again, making 5 days. Against your next argument, yes Uniforms are used to represent your school but is also beneficial in many other ways. Firstly, as I stated previously, it lessens the chance of bullying towards clothing worn as everyone will be wearing the same. Secondly it is cost effective and finally it can be passed down to younger siblings or friends.

  • PRO

    The amount of money that those shirts costed is much much...

    Should The School Dress code be strictly enforced

    Now that my opponent has finally made a proper argument that makes a bit of sense at the least, I will now being with my more serious argument. REFUTATIONS "forcing people to dress alike, takes away their individuality. All people need a sense of expression and many people do it through their clothing." Are you kidding me? There is practically no one who expresses their individually solely on clothing. That is a stupid thing to do, since some people don't even have the money to buy clothing. Furthermore, there are thousands of other ways to express you individuality rather then clothing that people use much more. Also, saying it takes away their chance to express themselves is correct, yet invalid. If I said killing people is my way of expressing my individuality, does that give me the right to kill? Of course not! The same goes for this case. Just because it is one way, does not make it the only. Furthermore, not everyone dresses alike. A dress code is a code with boundaries on what to wear. There is a difference between uniforms and dress codes. " If all teens and children were forced to dress alike, they would not be able to develop properly" You are hilarious kid. How is it that if they dress alike they won't developpe properly? You have no proof supporting this. However, being sexually assaulted due to the clothes you wear will definetly prevent you from developping properly. " Getting a uniform is an expensive, additional outfit for them to wear. They do have to have other clothes to wear other than their school uniform so spending money on clothes is inevitable. Buying a pair of jeans for $20 and a shirt for $15 is much cheaper than having to purchase dress slacks, blazers, skirts, socks, and shoes all together ranging $150-$200. " As already mentioned, school uniforms and dress codes are 2 different things. Also, let us assume that this argument was valid even though it is irrelevant. It is actually much cheaper to have a uniform. With a uniform, we only need 1, and it cost about 150-200 $. However, buying clothing all year for a variety of occurance will cost way more than that! Think about it, you have to pay 20$ for a shirt. Now think about this, how many shirts do you have? The amount of money that those shirts costed is much much more than 200$ " But if during the years most crucial for development you are told you can't wear something you find comfortable and you like because it distracts guys not because you but because of something you can't control sure you can control what you wear but you can't choose how big your boobs are or what the weather is going to be one girl can wear a shirt and it be to revealing but another girl can wear that exact same shirt and it no be revealing at all." With the dress code, you still wear comfortable clothing, however it is appropriate. You still wear the clothes you like, just the ones appropriate for the school, and that won't provoque people. I don't even understand your last sentance, so I shall do my best to paraphrase. "You can control what you wear, however you are incapable of choosing how big your boobs are. A girl can wear a T-shirt that won't be revealing, however if another girl with big boobs wears it, it is revealing." This is the best I could come up with. I tell you now, no such clothing would present such an issue, unless the girl was wearing a size shorter than she really is, or if she isn't wearing it properly. So, it is her fault for doing such. --------------------------- My opponent presented no valid reason to which why there shouldn't be strict clothing rules. She confused school uniforms with dress codes, and also dropped most of my arguments including bullying. All her sentances make practically no sense whatsoever. It took me quite some time to paraphrase. I explained however that with strict rules, we better learing, prevent sexual assault, and even lower bullying.

  • CON

    And if so, then I disagree. ... And so if you (the...

    Hardly Fair: A Silly School Dress Code Debate

    "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." I assume this statement is the "resolution" of this debate. And if so, then I disagree. Completely. Why SHOULD schools uniformly enforce their dress code? I'm personally against dress codes. They might be better than school uniforms, but still, if there's no law against it, I feel students should have the right to wear what they want. And look how they want. Heck, if a boy wants to come into school in a dress, all the power to him. And so if you (the readers) are also against dress codes, then you would also be against the enforcement of dress codes, for the same reasons you are against dress codes. Therefore, regardless if the school has a dress code or not, it shouldn't be enforced. If you (the other readers)are FOR dress codes, then here's why schools should not "make a better effort" to enforce their dress codes anyway: The And if so, then I disagree. Completely. Why SHOULD schools uniformly enforce their dress code? I'm personally against dress codes. They might be better than school uniforms, but still, if there's no law against it, I feel students should have the right to wear what they want. And look how they want. Heck, if a boy wants to come into school in a dress, all the power to him. And so if you (the readers) are also against dress codes, then you would also be against the enforcement of dress codes, for the same reasons you are against dress codes. Therefore, regardless if the school has a dress code or not, it shouldn't be enforced. If you (the other readers)are FOR dress codes, then here's why schools should not "make a better effort" to enforce their dress codes anyway: The School's dress code, and enforcement policy, were designed to be as effective as possible. While we might like to think that Schools are all powerful, let's face it, it's just not the case. The best enforcement policy is one that curtails some clothing styles while incurring the least level of resistance. A rigid enforcement of a strict school dress code could stir up unwanted controversy which distracts from teaching. It could also stir up enough controversy and resistance to render the code useless if too many students flaunt the dress code. So let schools enforce their dress codes as they see fit in order to make the dress code effective and respectable. -Hear me Roar!

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/Hardly-Fair-A-Silly-School-Dress-Code-Debate/1/
  • PRO

    Although this is true the kids could do fund raisers to...

    Having soccer as a school sport in Minnesota

    Although this is true the kids could do fund raisers to raise the money for the equipment and uniforms so the feel like they are being included in this procedure. Also I agree about the injures but that just means that they should require extra protection like elbow and knee pads.

  • PRO

    Some people think that student doesn't need to wear...

    wearing a school uniform at school

    Hi, thank you for debate with me. First our topic is "Wearing school uniform at school". My position is pro. Your position is con. We choose this topic because, nowadays this is burning issue in the society. Some people think that student doesn't need to wear school uniform at school. Because every people have to respect their own talent and personality. However, the others think that we have to wear school uniform at school. So teachers can control them easily. To my mind, students need to wear school uniform at school. What is your opinion about this hot burning issue?

  • CON

    Some people think that student doesn't need to wear...

    wearing a school uniform at school

    To my mind, nowadays this is burning issue in the society. Some people think that student doesn't need to wear Some people think that student doesn't need to wear school uniform at school. Because every people have to respect their own talent and personality. However, the others think that we have to wear school uniform at school. So teachers can control them easily. To my mind, students don't need to wear school uniform at school.

  • CON

    I would like to make one last point before I end my...

    Uniforms should be banned from schools

    "Clothes does not make a big difference" How is it such a small difference? If a student came to school wearing a religious dress, the act of bullying will be cornered on the student most probably. Pride in a student, is the fact that they are educated by that certain school. I would like to make one last point before I end my round. To buy the uniform of the school, you give money. That money goes to fund the school for better education or even service. So, the uniform's money is going into a good cause. Thank you.

  • PRO

    and school uniform is maybe easy to work than civilian...

    wearing a school uniform at school

    Now my last opinion... I think school uniform is most beautiful than civilian clothes. It is just my comment. and school uniform is maybe easy to work than civilian clothes. So my mind is we need a wearing school uniform at school.

  • PRO

    yes school is also a place to make friends which will be...

    All Schools Need Uniforms

    yes school is also a place to make friends which will be easier with a uniform because it has a less chance of a bully happening instead of friend because they won't be judged by clothes if they are all wearing the same thing.

    • https://www.debate.org/debates/All-Schools-Need-Uniforms/1/