Code-switching

“Dress codes given the power they entrust school authorities to regulate student identity-can, according to students,ultimately establish discriminatory standards as the norm”. (Gordon)People have started sexualising and discriminating a woman's attire, and having to cover up just so male students can go to school free of distractions. There have been several arguments against school dress codes, such as dress codes being mainly sexist against young women in schools. This does not mean there has…

For many schools around the United States, there is a recurring dilemma of student expression of individuality and school dress codes. So the question superintendents must ask themselves is, should schools implement uniforms for students? Schools should implement uniforms because uniforms promote a sense of safety and security, they create a sense of unity and belonging, and uniforms will help students focus on learning instead of name brands. A primary argument in favor of school uniforms is…

Dear, Mrs. Pittman Is student safety threatened by an exposed bra strap. Students shouldn’t have to worry about trying to cover up their bra straps. Students shouldn’t have to wear certain kind of clothes for the school if there is no dress code. Teachers shouldn’t get offended by it because some of them show stuff to. I will fight this till I graduate because teachers get mad at shirts that ain't even bad. Students shouldn’t have to worry about covering up her bra straps. I mean most of the…

In the article “The Pros and Cons of School Uniforms” Marjo Johne argues that there are different opinions about school uniforms. She writes that while there can be benefits to everyone wearing the same thing, there are also negative aspects to school uniforms. Based on the evidence uniforms in school are a good idea because you can easily identify who's in school, the uniforms are less expensive for parents, and the uniform level the playing field. The first piece of evidence I have is to…

Dress codes standards send home students every day, all over the country, for being too revealing. Most are girls, and on occasions, boys that struggle with the standards, therefore they should be lowered. It’s taking away from your class time, limits self-expression, and the rules can sometimes not be correctly administered are all problems caused by dress codes standards. The dress code can take away from class time because everyone is more concerned with how we are dressed, rather than…

the text and lectures have indicated values placed children in the category of property owned by a governing male figure. Prior culturally relevant practices such as the Hammurabi Code which was the Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, was the law of the land at the time in Mesopotamia . For example, Under the Code of Hammurabi, men had considerable power over their families. Babylonian men could sell their wives or children into slavery in order to pay off their debts. A child,…

AT&T Corporation, an American multinational telecommunications establishment, possessed a patent that protected speech recognition software in the United States. Similarly, Microsoft, an American multinational technology company, created code to make a computer program that also recognized speech, but instead decided to sell it in foreign countries. Essentially, Microsoft found a complex loophole in Section 271(f) of the United States’ Patent Act and was eventually able to legally sell their…

Dress codes According to Kaitlin Menza ” Last March middle schoolers in Evanston, Illinois protested a ban on leggings and yoga pants , which female students say they were told are too distracting to boys”. Some schools in america today are calling females clothing sexist and distracting. Schools are also saying that women’s clothing perpetuate rape culture. Dress codes should be abolished in american high schools because they unfairly limits and target girls’ clothing To be fair in…

Another Uniform, Another Kid Saved Many schools around the world are debating whether or not to have school uniforms. Uniforms are showing up more and more everyday because of violence, finances, and how grade percentages are plummeting. Schools should adopt a uniform policy to help stop bullying, help students focus more on school, and help families save money. First Off , bullying is a problem in schools across the globe, one way to help stop bullying is to enforce a uniform…

common ideals contained in an honor code; for example, “Donald L. McCabe, a professor … at Rutgers University … [, has found that] students at colleges with honor codes … cheat less than their counterparts elsewhere do” (Source C). This research, coupled with example honor codes in action shows that, at Union Public Schools, administration should establish a carefully maintained, balanced honor code that reacts to shifts in the student culture. The honor code must not be too coercive, but it is…