These two students show that school uniforms do not help students improve their academics and also students do not like the uniforms at all. Even studies have proven that uniforms do not increase student’s academics or behavior. For example a study done Dr. Alan Hilfer, senior psychologist in Brooklyn’s Children’s and Adolescent Unit at Maimonides Medical Center states “Clothes are a source of expression for children, by instituting a uniform policy, schools are taking away kids’ individuality.”(Teen Ink 3). Another study done by David L. Brunsma at the University of Alabama had tested the effects of school uniforms on attendance, behavior problems, substance abuse, and academic achievement. And he concluded that the uniforms had didn’t help improve any of these things.
School uniforms can also be a very uncomfortable fashion that students would not take a liking to. They also won’t be the “quick fix” that many people think they are. The first reason uniforms should not be required is that most schools across the country believe uniforms take away from an individual’s identity, so they don't require their students wear them. In today's world a person’s identity and having a good sense of self is important to the diversity that Americans have shown in the past. In schools that require uniforms the student body all look like the same person, very bland and boring people.
Kids are no longer pushed to excel in schools. The school system tries to convince children that they are all doing well when it is not true. When schools allow students to retake all their tests for better grades, students will not strive for perfection on their first attempt. If they do not have letter grades or finals, it is difficult to evaluate student success. These policies will keep children’s feelings from being hurt, but if Eunice cannot do poorly, she has no motivation to do better.
Common Core is an educational program that was enacted recently in the United States, but it is not used by every state. Common Core is said to challenge the students to think independently instead of basing their intelligence on standardized tests. Common Core is claimed to be more rigorous than the previous criteria, but in reality it only prevents teachers from expressing individuality and diminishes the autonomy of state and local education officials. I think Common Core should be eradicated completely because of its vague uniformity that limits any student from exceeding the level Common Core sets, and its limit on individuality, which discourages teachers whose students are not prepared enough for the tests or the real world. Common Core hurts students because of the vague,
This is true to the point that the schools are already doing all it can do to prevent bullying, however legalizing it has to be the next step so people can become more aware of the seriousness this is. As we all know schools don’t have the power to legalize policies that goes beyond and is the government’s job. Now
By forcing uniforms on students, schools majorly suppress an important part of being human: Our differences, flaws, and unique sense of beauty/style. These are the things that differentiate us from a glorified ant colony; without expression of our thoughts and unique ideas, we are barely human. Self-expression is an important
School uniforms are to be used to limit skin exposure and anything gang related to prevent anything that might harm students or symbolize anything unsafe. In some cases, students rebel and try to make the uniform look according to the way they want to be portrayed as but the reality in that is that the policy isn’t going to let them do this. Students need to oblige to the uniforms given to them and not complain because it can get much worse than just putting on a simple shirt that you have to wear every day. Take for instance IDEA School; their uniform policy is VERY strict and they only allow you to wear what they want you to wear not what you think belongs to the uniform. In this school, the students are only allowed to wear the school t-shirt, cakey pants, closed toed shoes, and a belt that won’t let your pants sag down to your knees or farther.
Having school uniforms is not necessary, and there are many reasons to prove why schools should not make their students wear uniforms. The other side might say that school uniforms are appropriate and if their was not a dress code then people would wear inappropriate things. Well why not just draw a line, kids can wear what they want but if it’s to inappropriate then they have to change and get a detention. The principle should just give out a note in the beginning of the year saying what to wear and the lines of the length of the shorts. For the boys they can’t wear their shorts or pants to long with a chain.
Uniforms make it more difficult for gangs to form and make the school a safer place. Schools report that school uniforms decrease fighting and violence that arrise out of arguments over fashionable clothes. Children invariably tease those who do not have trendy clothes. Those who can't afford name brand clothes are often sensitive about their
There is no reason for public schools to force students to wear these uniforms. It is sensible for schools to be able to make dress codes, but telling students they have to all dress the same is absolutely ridiculous. There are many reasons to prove why schools should not make their students wear uniforms. Instead of being seen as an individual, these students are seen as just another kid in a uniform attending school. The United States is supposed to be a country of freedom and individuality.