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School Uniforms – Helpful or Hurtful? Requiring all students to wear school uniforms, including in public schools, became a significant topic of interest after President Bill Clinton gave his opinion on the subject during his 1996 State of the Union Address. Clinton stated, “if it means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets, then our public schools should be able to require their students to wear school uniforms.” His judgement was strong and his words were effective…

wear school uniforms has been on the rise for the past couple of years. At public schools in the US, one out of every five has reported that students are required to wear uniforms from 2013-2014, as compared with one in eight requiring uniforms from 2003-2004. And with the rise in this school policy, so follows the continuation of the debate on whether kids should or should not be required to wear uniforms. Personally, I firmly believe that children should not be forced to wear uniforms because…

School uniforms should not be a requirement for public schools. Schools should not be forcing children and teenagers to limit their expression by way of uniforms. Although there are multiple reasons that school uniforms are a good idea there are even more reasons why school uniforms are a bad idea. There are three reasons why not to have school uniforms: the prices of uniforms are unreasonable, students having to wear certain colors takes away individualism, and takes away American values.…

you know one billion dollars of back to school sales are uniform purchases (OCCUPYTHEORY, 2014)? Uniforms are fairly expensive, especially for families with low-income and multiple children, although, some may argue it saves money for parents. An interesting study that focused on students’ physical activity found that uniforms prevent girls in partaking in physical activities during recess (Hannah Norrish, 2012). The excessive focus on uniforms has averted the attention away from more important…

School Uniforms Have you ever heard the phrase “I would kill for those shoes”? In the mid 90s’ down in Long Beach, California students were actually taking that phrase a little too literally, they were actually killing one another for their high end clothes. The growing issue caught attention of the current U.S. President at the time Bill Clinton stated, "It's tragic when young people without a balanced upbringing, without grounded values, without a secure education, wind up believing that it's…

Have you ever thought of a better schedule for school? One that doesn't make you have too much homework. There is something called a block schedule. It involves an A Day and a B Day. Having an A Day and a B Day will help the school dramatically.You will have less homework, more time in classes, and less stress. One main reason for a block schedule is for having less homework. Studies show that having a block schedule will let you have 2 days for doing your homework. If you get homework on…

The last month has been busy for in8model circles. I had the opportunity to endure the challenges of long-haul plane flights to be rewarded with people, culture, scenery and different world views. First stop was Bali, where I addressed a chiropractic conference. A stand-out from this convention were two local kids, 12 year old boy and 15 year old sister. Their story that they related to us is as follows: We cast our memory back to 2011 when we first entered some schools in central, hot, dusty…

Exploring the Relationship between the Application of School Uniform Policies and Third Grade Reading Achievement in United States Public Schools I. Introduction The motives for the implementation of dress code policies in United States public educational institutions have transformed since the earliest examples of the 19th century. In 1894, the announcement of uniform requirements for students at South Carolina’s Winthrop Normal and Industrial College was a push to eliminate sartorial…

How many rules are too many? In today’s society, where fear is rampant, rules have been established to protect us, however these rules also rid us from individual expressions. Schools focus too much in conformity, which prevents us from having our own word in things, because they’re basically controlling what we can and cannot do. Source B shows a high school bell scheduled. It indicates at what exact time they want the students in class. But what if the student has his/her class all the way to…

Benefits of School Uniforms The first school district in the United States to require all students to wear uniforms was Long Beach, California, in 1994 (“School Uniforms”). Having students wear school uniforms serves a purpose as to letting the students focus more on school work as opposed to how they look around their peers. Still today, many school districts are considering the uniform policy causing the opposition to think differently. Because school uniforms have been proven with strong…