Pros and Cons On School Uniform
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Yugo Gonzalez
Mrs. Kastl
1st Period
12/3/14
School Uniform
The idea of school uniform brings controversy to many schools around the world, but uniform has its pros and cons to it. With the ongoing discussion about uniforms, one comes to question if uniforms are really necessary. School attire should be eliminated because it takes away freedom of expression and the attention from education, but can also be enforced because reducing peer pressure and bullying as well as deterring crime and increase student safety.
Having school uniform has its con to it and one would be the fact that it takes away our freedom of expression. A crucial form of self expressions would be to abolish school uniform. Ralph Waldo Emerson stated the quote "None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone." Selfexpression is crucial because each student has their own clothing identification. It is to be announced that school uniform may delay the transition into adulthood. "Life is full of transactions, and one of the more remarkable one occurs when we get ready to leave high school and go out in the world as young adults," was spoken by the U.S. Department of Education. Adults should have their own choice of clothing. Wearing the school attire may have a detrimental effect on students selfimage. There is a saying by Any Maricle which indicates "the only one can make
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yourself happy." When students wear the same gear, instead of having the opportunity to select clothes that suit the body type, can suffer embarrassment at school. Having the freedom of expression helps not only in the age growth but also while in school.
Focusing so much on uniform takes away the attention from finding genuine solutions to problems in education. The push of uniform is driven by commercial interest rather than educational ones. "Education must enable one to sift and
Yugo Gonzalez
Mrs. Kastl
1st Period
12/3/14
School Uniform
The idea of school uniform brings controversy to many schools around the world, but uniform has its pros and cons to it. With the ongoing discussion about uniforms, one comes to question if uniforms are really necessary. School attire should be eliminated because it takes away freedom of expression and the attention from education, but can also be enforced because reducing peer pressure and bullying as well as deterring crime and increase student safety.
Having school uniform has its con to it and one would be the fact that it takes away our freedom of expression. A crucial form of self expressions would be to abolish school uniform. Ralph Waldo Emerson stated the quote "None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone." Selfexpression is crucial because each student has their own clothing identification. It is to be announced that school uniform may delay the transition into adulthood. "Life is full of transactions, and one of the more remarkable one occurs when we get ready to leave high school and go out in the world as young adults," was spoken by the U.S. Department of Education. Adults should have their own choice of clothing. Wearing the school attire may have a detrimental effect on students selfimage. There is a saying by Any Maricle which indicates "the only one can make
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yourself happy." When students wear the same gear, instead of having the opportunity to select clothes that suit the body type, can suffer embarrassment at school. Having the freedom of expression helps not only in the age growth but also while in school.
Focusing so much on uniform takes away the attention from finding genuine solutions to problems in education. The push of uniform is driven by commercial interest rather than educational ones. "Education must enable one to sift and
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