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School Uniforms Should be Banned

January 8, 2016
By Anonymous

Imagine having to wear school uniforms everyday. The same dress code every week., the same color pants and shirts every week. Uniforms especially those that have color and style requirements for every part of the outfit are not easy for many parents to afford. Students should be able to have a choice to wear whatever they want.Students should not have to wear uniforms;they should be able to express their style, school uniforms should be banned, children's freedom of expression is restricted by school uniforms.

 

Students should be able to express their style. “Parents, kids and even ALCU have noted that growing children need to learn to express themselves.” We cannot be able to express ourselves by wearing basic uniform.(Rauscher)“Some may assume that school uniforms lessen a family clothing expense.’’ (Rauscher)Most uniforms is expensive especially the kind I like to wear, the cheap ones are itchy. “Wearing uniform takes away your freedom of expression.”  (“Do School Uniforms Violate a Student’s Right to Freedom of Expression?”) Uniforms are too plain and ordinary.


School uniforms should be banned. “Almost 20% of public schools in America now require students to wear uniforms to school.” (Rauscher) Most schools don’t require students to wear uniform but now the district has changed the policy. “I see the world became so uniform. Everybody has to be the same, I like people who are different.” (“Eric Cantona Quotes at BrainyQuote.com”) I can’t express my style by wearing uniform because it’s too basic.”School uniforms demand strict obedience in an environment with mandatory conformity.” (Rauscher) My school policy is strict as well we can't even wear scarfs.


Students freedom of expression is restricted by school uniforms. ‘’ Students who have to wear the same clothing as every other student in their school are not able to express their individuality and creativity.” (“Does Imposing School Uniforms Prevent Students from Creatively Expressing Themselves?”) .We should get rid of school uniforms so that all children can express themselves freely. “Most students who are required to wear uniforms consistently express strong distaste for them” (KatherineF) . I am one of those students that express strong distaste for them because I like to express my style. “Allowing students to wear what makes them feel comfortable will prevent them from feeling embarrassed and enable them to place confidence in their unique personal identity (KatherineF).” A lot of students get bullied because of what they wear.


Some students may disagree with me because they think we should have to wear uniform. Other students might believe that students should have to wear uniform. I believe we shouldn’t because we should be able to express the way we are. “We should wear uniforms because it’s easy for us to pick out clothes.” in students voice. I think we have more choices with our regular clothes. “We should wear uniforms because they go with everything.” Well if we don’t have to wear uniforms you can still wear uniforms if u want to. As you can see, is that I believe uniforms should be banned.


In conclusion, most people believe that we should wear uniform. Students should be able to freely express themselves. As a student it is hard to express yourself with all the enforced rules.I think uniforms should be banned from the entire usa. Students should not be recommended or required to wear uniforms, we have freedom, we shouldn’t have school rules. If we let uniforms continue, students will not be happy and be able to enjoy their free time as much as they want to. Taking that away and replacing it with a mandatory uniform will disable them from being able to choose for themselves in the future.

 

 

Work cited 


“Does Imposing School Uniforms Prevent Students from Creatively Expressing Themselves?” N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
“Do School Uniforms Violate a Student’s Right to Freedom of Expression?” N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2016.
“Eric Cantona Quotes at BrainyQuote.com.” BrainyQuote. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
KatherineF. “3 Mains Reasons Why Kids Shouldn’t Have to Wear School Uniforms | eHow.” eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.
Rauscher, Matt. “Reasons Why Students Should Not Wear Uniforms | eHow.” eHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Jan. 2016.



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ani_hakobyan said...
on Sep. 14 2020 at 12:35 pm
ani_hakobyan, Yerevan, Other
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The school should be a place where students can express themselves through their knowledge, rather than outfits. Wearing uniforms provides less distraction for students. Besides, when students do not focus on their clothing, their grades start going up. Research by the University of Houston found that elementary school girls’ language test scores increased by three percentile points after proposing uniforms. Besides, no one takes away the “freedom of expression”; students can express themselves by adding accessories to their uniforms.
Moreover, buying one outfit for a whole year or two is more affordable than having to buy multiple outfits for an entire school year. Uniforms benefit families who do not have the opportunity to satisfy their children in terms of buying clothing.
Furthermore, who can bully a student who wears the same as everyone? Nobody. Bullying happens a lot when students DON’T wear uniforms. As in some of the students do not have enough resources to dress like the rest, and they might stand out because of their inexpensive looks and get bullied.

on Jan. 25 2020 at 11:56 am
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This doesn't mention a single specific point of the opposing viewpoint. It mentions they exist, but doesn't say what they are. Started off well, but I would say add opposing viewpoints, and don't start a conclusion with "in conclusion", its a bit cliché, try starting it by answering the original question, e.g "school uniforms clearly have ups and downs, but in the end..." otherwise great piece.

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Very good points! I agree with you!

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