Sorry, School Uniforms Just Don't Work
One of the biggest reason uniforms have been proposed and implimented in many school districts is because of the belief that by making students wear all one type of clothing that it'll make the "dangerous outside element" easier to spot, and thus keep them out of schools. What's tragic about this is that it's a false sense of security where there should be none. It might make an adult in the crowd stand out more, but when you're dealing with elementary school kids, anyone about a certain height is going to stand out. And it poses no problem for gang members, or other school-aged trouble makers because obtaining a school uniform is as simple a trip to the store. Thus, it's actually making it easier for someone who looks like they're school-aged to slip on campus, commit a crime, and leave without being noticed because they just blend in with the crowd. The only solution to better security on campus is for administrators to build trust with students from all walks of life so that they know they have someone they can talk with as the students are always the first ones to know what's happening on their campus.
I've also heard uniforms being proposed as more cost effective than regular schools clothes and how this is so, I can't understand. Often the schools will mandate that the uniforms have to have the school's logo on their shirt. They will then "license" (re: sell) their logo to a uniform shop to produce those shirts. What's sad is that now you're competing with all the other parents from your school for shirts, etc. and demand on the items can get ridiculous. There's the possibility that you can get them second-hand, but your kid can't wear school uniforms outside of school, so now you're stuck buying twice as much clothes as before, and your doing twice as much laundry! Then you have to add in all the odd rules that some schools have, like my younger brother's school has a rule that you can't wear socks longer than four inches above the ankle, so now you have to go out and buy "special socks" too! This is just another ploy that sounds good in passing, but in the end, causes more issues than it resolves.
The only thing that I've seen them do successful is to suck the creativity and individuality out of kids by turning them into carbon copy drones. Public schools aren't private schools and trying to deceive parents into thinking they are isn't going to resolve failing test scores and violence in schools. Uniforms are cosmetic fix on a deep-seat wound in our school system, and it will take a lot more than just a wardrobe change to address the problems at hand.
Published by Cynthia Leigh
Cynthia Leigh is a professional model, actress, writer, and costumer. She is currently under local and national representation through four agencies and is an Entertainment/Fashion Staff Writer for Goth... View profile
- Cherryvale Elementary SchoolCherryvale is a warm and inviting school that cares about its students as individuals and encourages the parents to be a part of the educational process. This school is not about just teaching the students but also t...
- United South Central Middle SchoolUnited South Central Middle School creates a nurturing and safe environment that caters to the educational and emotional needs of post-elementary and pre-high school students.
- Making Your Working From Home Schedule WorkWhen you work from home, it is simple for your work life and family life to become intertwined. This article will help guide you through the process of setting work hours and having others respect them.
Ariat Work Boot Review: Everyone Should Own a PairLet's hear it for Ariat work boots. Talking about the benefits and breaking the stereotype of wearing work boots away from the workplace.- Conflict at Your Work PlaceWork place conflict is caused mainly by two things; when people disagree over ideas, actions or decisions and when people don't get along well. It is costly to the firm as it leads to reduced productivity owing to em...
- A Parent's (Positive!) Perspective on Moorestown's William Allen Middle School
- St. Mary's Catholic School in Sherman, Texas
- How to Help Children with School Fund Raisers
- School Review of Halsey Junior High School
- 5 Tips to Help You Save on Back to School Shopping
- LA Webber Jr/Sr High School in Lyndonville NY
- A Closer Look at Varnum Brook School
- Uniforms don't solve the problem with intruders on campus, it makes it easier for them to get in!
- Uniforms aren't cost effective, and often school administrations are making money in the process.
- Uniforms can't fix our failing public school system.
30 Comments
Post a Commentso i have to say that this is completely true. School uniforms have done nothing for my school. Statistically, we have had more disciplinary problems in the first semester after uniforms, than we had all of last year. School uniforms make me hate my high school and be thankful that I am excluded from this because I am a post secondary student. All of the kids at my school have formed gangs by using colors as a code. We have black, grey, navy, and green gangs. My teachers are too stupid to see it. I eventually dropped all my classes because the "security in Fremont" just isnt secure to me. I am currently a top 5 student in my senior class and have been accepted to a private college. I feel uniforms have ruined my home school and it brings shame to me to say i go there.
Sorry, but having gone through uniforms in schools, and been to college, uniforms do nothing to motivate individuals to learn. We also learn that 'expressing' one self, or standing out from a crowd, is also a good way to develop character.
I think 'blending in' should be left to the corporate engines that aren't part of our school system.
you don't go to school to express yourself... you go there to learn.
I think you're out of line here. Uniforms bring security and take a lot of unnecessary baggage of the student's shoulder. They don't spend days trying to dress better than their peers and can concentrate better. It also help develop character.
durka is righttttt
i think there ok
my school is looking into uniforms and of course we (the kids) arent to happy about it i am a 9th grader at bluffton high and i think that we should have our choice on what to wear because sure some kids may be picked on for their cloths/styles but the whole time we are in school we are told that we are being prepared for the real world/life and in the real world nobody wears uniforms so when we hit the out side world(outside of the class rooms) we are going to get hit by this fact and if somebody makes a comment on what we wear we wont have the slightest idea what to do so we have to be prepared for what will happen to us in the future
I do not agree with haveing school uniforms. they are affect your'e personality , theyre expensive , and isnt effective.
School uniforms can affect your personality because clothing is a way of expression.for example books have different covers that express what their about and without a individual cover it will be hard to distinguish the book. clothing can also seperate the bad kids from the good kids in school. You can tell if a kid is bad if they dress like a bad kid for example if they wore goth clothes ect. Not all Gothics are bad but they do make a first inpression. Maybe the gothics want to express there individualism, is that wrong? people wear clothes to show their backround and behavior whitch is part of your personality.
School uniforms are also a waste of money. Why would buy clothing that you dont like and only wear at school and then change them at home , it doesnt make sence to do that its a waste of time and money. You're better off buying clothes that your goin
no one should wear school uniforms
uniforms suck!!!!!!!!!