Should Uniforms Be Required In Secondary Education Schools?
Growing up, I lived in Central Pennsylvania and attended a public school. This meant I never had to wear a uniform. I often wondered how I would feel if the school board decided to change its policies. Would I be grateful, or upset? I did know one thing for sure, choosing an outfit for the next day was I task I could’ve lived without. Thinking back, I could picture myself standing in front of my closet, staring blankly at the multi-colored sea of clothing that I’d seen so many times before. There was always the question of, “When did I wear this last?” or “Is it too soon to wear it again?” Even after the agony of deciding what to wear was over, I still felt the flutter of nervous anticipation as I imagined how my peers would react to what I had chosen. This time would I hear the encouraging, “Wow, I love your top! Where did you get it?” or the ever-dreaded, “Wake up late again, Savana?” I often thought about how my life would be different if I didn’t feel judged based upon my outfit choice. Would my friends still be my friends? Would there be fewer cliques due to the …show more content…
I found a study compiling information from other sources in attempt to arrive at a conclusion. This Web document titled Impact of School Uniforms on Academic Achievement & Student Behaviour, contained scholarly findings from a variety of individuals including Brunsma and Rockquemore. While this article also summarized what people find to be positive and negative about uniforms, which seems to be the approximately the same across the board, it also included a section titled Best Practices which listed ideals so as not to harm anyone’s sense of self-expression or financial matters. This was ineffective also because it failed to find a compromise between the freedoms lost with uniforms and the gains from
Growing up, I lived in Central Pennsylvania and attended a public school. This meant I never had to wear a uniform. I often wondered how I would feel if the school board decided to change its policies. Would I be grateful, or upset? I did know one thing for sure, choosing an outfit for the next day was I task I could’ve lived without. Thinking back, I could picture myself standing in front of my closet, staring blankly at the multi-colored sea of clothing that I’d seen so many times before. There was always the question of, “When did I wear this last?” or “Is it too soon to wear it again?” Even after the agony of deciding what to wear was over, I still felt the flutter of nervous anticipation as I imagined how my peers would react to what I had chosen. This time would I hear the encouraging, “Wow, I love your top! Where did you get it?” or the ever-dreaded, “Wake up late again, Savana?” I often thought about how my life would be different if I didn’t feel judged based upon my outfit choice. Would my friends still be my friends? Would there be fewer cliques due to the …show more content…
I found a study compiling information from other sources in attempt to arrive at a conclusion. This Web document titled Impact of School Uniforms on Academic Achievement & Student Behaviour, contained scholarly findings from a variety of individuals including Brunsma and Rockquemore. While this article also summarized what people find to be positive and negative about uniforms, which seems to be the approximately the same across the board, it also included a section titled Best Practices which listed ideals so as not to harm anyone’s sense of self-expression or financial matters. This was ineffective also because it failed to find a compromise between the freedoms lost with uniforms and the gains from