Assignment #14 Uniforms

Uniforms in High School?

Some schools do have uniforms, but most public schools don’t. Most of the schools that do have uniforms are mostly all private schools. There are some reasons that uniforms are a good idea in schools for example uniforms are better because kids don’t have to “compete” against each other’s clothing, another reason is that it is easier for families to buy school uniforms for kids, there are many other reasons that uniforms are good but there are also reasons uniforms are not such a good idea in higher level grade school.

Uniforms are a good idea in schools for a few reasons. One being that it would make the school look neater. If everyone is wearing the same thing the school might look more “together”. Uniforms are also good because it saves money for the families to only have to buy certain clothes. When you have to wear uniforms you only need one type of pants and mostly one type of shirt. This also will help kids from getting bullied. There are many reasons why children get bullied but one could be because of their clothing. If one kid doesn’t have as nice of clothes as another person that kid might get picked on.

Although many parents and administration would rather have uniforms in their schools, what do the students think of this? The majority of students would rather not be required to wear uniforms, but there also is the smaller group of students who might enjoy wearing uniforms. Students in high school want to be able to express themselves. Teens are always told to be themselves and to be different, but if they are told this they should be allowed to wear the clothing that they like. They should not be told to do something that they are not allowed to do.

I think that schools with younger kids (k-8) should wear uniforms, but I think that high school students should not have to. I think this because younger kids don’t really care about what they have to wear; they are just all about having fun. Teens on the other hand are in a different stage in life. Teen years are all about individuality, and discovering what you like and don’t like. Teens should be able to do this wearing what they choose to school, to a certain extent.

Uniforms are both good and bad. They serve some very good purposes, but there are also some negative points about uniforms. Students in high school should be allowed to express themselves through their clothing. I think this is a good learning experience. Plus if children wear uniforms to school through elementary and middle school, not having to wear them in high school is somewhat like a reward, or something for students to work toward.

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