Do you think that public high schools should inforce a uniform policy?
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I believe that a "light" uniform policy should be used.  Example:  a polo shirt with a school logo or mascot on the pocket, but still let them choose their pants.  This way, students are still able to express their creativity, and the school can still keep tabs on students easily because they'd all be wearing the same shirt.  It's the only option that benefits both parties and makes a decent compromise.
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I work in education. I see children dressed in the latest fashion , designer clothes and expensive jewlrey. i see other children in clothes that are old and tattered. The parents of the poorly dressed kids can't afford expensive clothes and their children usually stay on the sidelines,feel inferior and are made fun of by the other children. This happens in all age groups. If there was a uniform all would be equal and this would be one less stress kids wouldn't have to deal with. The uniform could be as simple as an inexpensive pair of jeans and a tee shirt.
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Topic 1 - I used to work at a Private High School that required uniforms.  \n\nPro - 1) Uniforms make everyone equal (or appear equal).  You don't have the problem of the "rich" kids looking rich and well you know.\n2) Fosters a feeling of belonging.  Look at any sports team.  They all have uniforms.  Why?  Because it shows everyone else that they are part of this team.  So for schools, it can (depending on the uniform) identify you as "belonging" to this school.\n3) Uniforms reduce the amount of time teenagers spend "worrying" about what to wear, so they can spend more time concentrating on their school work (Hey, these are not my reasons - these are the ones the school gave.  Personally, I always had difficulty maintaining a straight face with that one).\n4) Uniforms reduce the overall cost of clothing that parents have to spend.  Uniforms only need to be replaced if they are outgrown or damaged.  Unlike regular cloths which go in an out of fashion constantly, and therefore must be purchased on a regular basis so that the student can "be in style".\n\nCon:\n1) Uniforms provide an "institutional" like atmosphere that forces teenagers to conform to one standard.  It starts the job of making them into "followers" and conformers.\n2) Uniforms constitute a militaristic idea, and works to destroy individuality, and free-thinking.\n3) Uniforms do not destroy peer hierarchy based on clothing.  Instead it forces everyone into the same clothing - the style of which accentuates some body types and looks terrible on others.  The individual cannot chose clothing that looks best on him/her.  This can significantly reduce the self esteem of that person.\n4) Uniforms do not reduce the overall cost of clothing for the parent, because the student is going to want "real" cloths to wear as soon as they get home from school.  So the cost to the parent actually increases because they must buy both sets of cloths.\n5) Uniforms do not make everyone equal.  Uniforms or not, the rich kids will always be able to "accessorize" in order to distinguish their financial status from the others.\n\nTopic 2\nNot exactly sure what they mean by "foster new damage" - what kind of damage?  But here is my take on it\nPro (means you are arguing that Electronic Devices do Foster New Damage)\n1) When you use something like a computer or calculator, you don't learn the real thing (i.e. you don't need to know math in order to get a correct answer with a calculator, you don't need to know how to spell because the computer corrects it).\n2) Computers get faster and faster, but humans can only work so fast.  This is causing work environments that have unrealistic assumptions about how much productivity can be accomplished in a specific amount of time.  Worker dissatisfaction and burn-out is at an all time high.\n3) Over use of electronic devices creates adults with less social skills.  When kids do all of their communicating via texting, paging, or email they don't learn the "art" of conversation with a real person.  This also causes them problems later in working environments that require "team work" because they never learned how to relate to other people - especially those who can be difficult.\n4) Over use of electronic devices has created a whole new set of medical problems.  RMI - repetitive motion injuries such as Carpal Tunnel did not exist until the advent of the computer.  Also more issues such as lower back problems due to sitting at a computer all day in a bad chair, or vitamin D deficiency caused by spending all hours indoors in artificial environments and not getting to see the sun.  A new one is being called "irritable desk syndrome" - look it up, I'm not kidding\n5) Electronic devices have become a "leash" which we cannot get away from work, or home.  It used to be that once you left work, you stopped wor
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The district I am currently at has a uniform policy that is strictly enforced.  I have also taught in schools where there wasn't a uniform policy.  I see less social stigma when everyone is dressed in similar clothing.  The behavior isn't that different, but I teach 2nd grade, so normally this grade level is pretty well behaved at least for me.  \n\nThe benifit to the families is that uniforms are much less expensive and students don't have to go through the headache of deciding what to wear that morning.  The decision is pretty simple.
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no - I think uniforms in all schools is a good idea.
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depending on whether you mean dress code or uniformity.\ni'm complete against uniformity simply because clothing is another form of individuality and taking that away just makes us robots and that's ridiculous.\non the other hand, dress code is very very important.\nit keeps trashy girls from using their clothing to get attention in a way that shouldn't be given. simply because you can dress that way doesn't mean you should. aside from all other things school is still for learning not a fashion show. it's fine to look nice but the dress code keeps it from going overboard.\nEXCEPTION: flip-flops being banned is totally ridiculous. while safety is important so is comfort. if they are that concerned about safety the should take out the stairs. \nhope this helps. <3
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Dress codes should be required for public schools, because clothing is often a distraction to the education process.\n\nThere is enough pressures for young adults to get a proper education, so what they wear to school would eliminate the pressures of clothing.  A "uniform" should be required to attend classes.  \n\nThis would eliminate:\n\nUnapproved "sexy" jeans, or tops.  \nThe need to spend a lot of money on clothes to impress friends\nThe influence of "gang" colors in the schools\nEven the playing field, all students are equal status.\n\nThe most important thing going to school does is gives the students the tools to become young adults, and prepare them for higher education and eventually the business world.\n\nLook at the private schools, the students there outperform public school children because they stress education, and do not have the distractions of improper dress.\n\nMy co-worker is working three jobs to get his daughter in private school.  The tuition for her in 5th grade is $21,000 a year.\n\nThey are looking at paying over $100,000 for their daughter through grade twelve.  I could finish up with my B.A. degree and pursue my Master's degree and it not equal what they will be paying for a high school education for their daughter.\n\nSo, having a dress code is a tool that can be used for a successful education and we need to use it.
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no, it's up to the school board committees if they want to have uniforms...i'm against them personally though...
1101514
I think it would be good for all schools to have uniforms.  Everyone should have to dress the same,  think it would cut down on the bullying etc.  Also not everyone can afford expensive clothes etc  and to pardon the pun.....would create a level playing field.  Besides, I am sure that anyone that is a diva would be able to spice up their uniforms
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Uniform. Given the raging hormones of the age group, and the fact that they are in school to promote education, not salve their little egos.\n\nUniforms are cheaper, they erase the dividing line between poor and rich, they cause the students to pay more attention to their lessons and each other than what they have on or what body parts are visible.\n\nGrade averages are higher in schools that have uniforms. Uniforms can be as simple as a white T-shirt and jeans (that is what my child's school has) to "old-style" uniforms.\n\nWe have no arguments about what to wear, no trying on this or that, no problems with hemlines, straps, belly buttons, butt cracks, or sagging pants. It's easier, cheaper, faster, and fewer problems.
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Uniforms help diminish the competition between students whose parents cannot afford--or choose not to buy--designer fashion for their children. Uniforms heighten the atmosphere of unity (even if subconsciously). \n\nParents with more than one child attending a school face the expense of acquiring uniforms for each child. Some are fortunate enough to receive donated uniforms to help offset cost.\n\nSome degree of peer pressure in schools will always exist, but uniforms manifest the fight against peer pressure on the visual level.
801564
Yes.\n\nYou are sure looking for every way out of putting on a uniform. I sure hope you are not a republican.
248321
not all uniforms...but if they look "sharp" and like they care about how they look, it makes them appear more mature and more reliable.
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I agree. It add the discipline to the kids, add a sense of united and eliminated the difference between kids. It also make you look good, feel good and feel young.\nBesides, if the uniform is cute/cool, doesn't it make a good memories when you're older?
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the two school where I have worked at do were uniforms..Great idea.It has cut down on the violence because the gangs were showing their colors.There are certain colors that the students cannot wear.\nThe teachers know if a student belongs on campus at the H.S.\nIt has improved the self esteem of students that can't afford name brand clothing.They cannot have name brands showing.\n\nIf you think about it,it kind of prepares you for the real world.Some jobs out there require some type of uniform,even at McDonalds they have to wear them.\nMost jobs that deal with the public require that you dress nice.Unless you want to be a plumber and have your crack showing all the time.  LOL\nTo be vey honest I didn't like the idea but after I later saw how the students that couldn't afford name brand clothing attending school more often because of the uniforms it really changed my mind
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For us it seems bad but just think how long can u were new clothes?After a month or so we'll be repeating and in an year?JUST THINK.Notonly that once we stop uniforms the students will be more beauty consious specialy in coed schools.Uniform's even better for poor people.Nobody can tease them for their poverty.So I think UNIFORM is the best
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I think there should.\nBeing in highschool myself, I know what my peers are capable of doing.\nLots of kids bring in guns and knives.\nI think it would be a good way to keep the youth from being corrupted.