Are School Uniforms A Good Idea?
Over the past few years, many school boardshave debated the issue of students wearing school uniforms. Several schools haveintroduced this rule into school policy, while several others are stilldiscussing the subject. Although wearing uniforms is a minor change forstudents, it is an effective and much needed one.
Wearing school uniforms can be helpful in many ways. First,having matching outfits can make all students feel equal. Poor students would nolonger feel excluded because they were not wearing name brand clothing like thericher kids. In addition, social status would be less of an issue becauseeveryone would be wearing the same clothing. One of the biggest argumentsagainst school uniforms is that students would lose their sense ofindividuality. I believe that uniforms will improve students’ individualitybecause they will have to express themselves through their personality andattitude, rather than through an expensive pair of shoes or a brand name pair ofjeans. Uniforms will improve self-esteem in the students because they will notfeel pressured to dress a certain way.
Secondly, uniforms will allow more time for studying.Students who have to wear a uniform will spend less time shopping and more timestudying than those who do not have to wear uniforms. Also, students will bemore focused on their schoolwork than worrying about what they will wear thenext day. Students will arrive at school earlier because they will not be tryingon several different outfits each morning. Having an outfit already chosen forstudents is one less thing for them to worry about in their already stressfullives.
Most importantly, school uniforms will save money. Parentswill no longer have to spend a fortune on school clothes because they will onlyneed to buy a few uniforms. Of course, parents will still have to buy their kidsclothes for weekends, but the quantity of clothes that they buy will be lowered.
While most students will disagree, every school shouldintroduce uniforms into its policy. Students should go to school to learn andnot have to worry about being judged by the clothes they are wearing. Uniformswill not only improve the atmosphere of the school, but will also raise theself-esteem of most students and save money for most parents.
