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should students have to wear uniforms in school? - Coggle Diagram
should students have to wear uniforms in school?
History and Background
In the 2017–18 school year, 20 percent of public schools required that students wear uniforms. In 2017–18, a greater percentage of primary schools than of middle schools required students to wear uniforms
Uniforms have for centuries represented belonging, values, traditions and expected codes of conduct. A uniform is a symbol of something beyond the material, stitch work and colours from which it is assembled.
The first recorded use of standardized dress in education may have been in England in 1222
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"I went to a catholic school, so of course we had to wear uniforms. my only expression was in my shoes and the style of my hair" - Camille Guaty
"I don't believe we were put here with all our differences to conform to a uniform state of mind" - Sonya Teclai
Argument #2
uniforms promote conformity over individuality
school uniforms take away students individuality because it takes away expressing who they are.
most kids like to express themselves by wearing clothes that suit them and they like to show their individuality by being able to choose their own clothes
Uniforms restrict students' individuality, expression, and creativity
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School uniforms restrict students' freedom of expression. School uniforms promote conformity over individuality. School uniforms do not stop bullying and may increase violent attacks. School uniforms do not improve attendance, academic preparedness, or exam results
As a free country in the 'New World', countries in the Americas didn't follow suit. The idea behind American schools not making school uniforms compulsory is to restrict comformity and grant students more 'freedom' to express themselves, which grew stronger in the freewheeling 70s and 80s
Argument #1
Students wearing their own clothes lets them be able to have freedom of expression
By dressing uniquely students are able to show the entire school their authentic selves, which can help them find friends that are similar.
Clothes reflect who you are, how you feel at the moment and sometimes even what you want to achieve in life
it is important for my child to learn how to dress themselves because learning how to put on clothes and shoes helps children to become confident and feel a sense of achievement
Wearing a Uniform Limits Self-Expression
Kids and teens use they way they dress to express themselves and to identify with certain social groups. Many students who are against school uniforms argue that they lose their self-identity when they lose their right to express themselves through fashion.
Argument #3
Uniforms do not improve attendance, academic preparedness, or test results and it costs the student a lot of expenses to pay
Clothes reflect who you are, how you feel at the moment and sometimes even what you want to achieve in life
buying a uniform cost tons of money and you can only were it to school, NO were else so why not just were your own clothes that you can were everyday and everywhere
no matter what you wear it does not determine how you do on a test
Thesis
Students should be able to wear their own clothes to school so they can express their own personality, also they can feel comfortable in the clothes they choose to wear and uniforms usually take away our freedom of expression.
Students should not be required to wear uniforms because it hinders their freedom of expression, does not allow for comfort and is an extra expense for families.
Uniforms do not let students express themselves, they promote conformity over individuality, and do not improve attendance, academic preparedness, or test results.