What are the advantages and disadvantages of school uniforms?
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I believe in school uniforms.\n\nAdvantages:  Much faster to get prepared in the morning. Less judgments from others based on what kind of clothes you wear. That's an important one because, in my school, some people get teased a lot just because of the brands they buy... or don't buy. some students are wealthy so they can afford a lot, but a lot aren't and they can't. \n\nPeople might just get to know you for who you are and not base their judgement on what you wear. I find that great.\n\nDisadvantages: You lose your style and you can't express yourself through your clothes anymore. some people feel that they are expensive.
661777
I like it. That way you dont have to worry about what is appropriate and not. Everybody just dresses the same. It will save some money for "school clothes shopping"
747353
- Good health\n -Nicer overall look on school and district\n- Students, teachers and visitors wil feel a lot more comfortable.\n- Safer\n- Better environment around school\n- A good clean environment helps promote good learing!
46673
I dont have a percentage for you but I will say that I live in Maine and all public schools do not have uniforms. Our private school do have uniforms.\nPublic schools have dress codes here but they leave a lot of room to wear almost what u want
90783
To prepare children for life in the real world.Standards of education have declined to the point where kids don't have a fair chance in the outside world once the graduate, a dress code helps to a small degree by getting them used to rules of conduct expected in the working environment.
658372
I believe so, especially in areas where students are very focused on wearing certain shoes, jackets etc.  It reduces the risk of them being assaulted and robbed of their clothing, and makes the environment at school much less explosive.\n\nAlso, many schools with uniforms are offered vouchers to help pay for uniforms , which is very helpful to parents who have a hard time paying for school clothes for their children .\n\nIt also helps the kids who don't have the cool hip clothes from feeling out of place when everyone is wearing the the same thing.
170263
I don't know about the Philipines but uniforms often help eliminate a number of problems relative to class, economics and elitism.
345368
This is totally doing your homework for you, and its so easy!  Go to yahoo news and do a search on dress codes, newspaper.  Go to the libary and look for a book on self-esteem, they will always talk about how important it is to look and feel good, and project your true self.  That is a great source for wearing what you want.  And website...try a blog where someone has written about how much it sucks to have to wear a uniform.  It is personal and online.  Good luck
71936
Dress codes would be good for self esteem of some students.  It would remove the provocative dress styles inspired by MTV.
210213
Go to: www.findarticles.com\nEnter: school uniforms\nThere are many articles there discussing the merits of school uniforms.
667056
When my kids' school tried to force my kids into uniforms i went to my 1st school board meeting to argue against this stupid, counter-productive, and morally reprensible action.  Those of us on the anti-uniform side had several good (and a few I admit that weren't so good) reasons not to have uniforms.\n\nThe decision of what the uniforms look like can NEVER be universally agreed upon. The final decision well come down to  a very few people, who then put their ideas onto everyone else.  I understand this is necessary in curriculum and book purchases but not fashion choices.\n\nI believe we can all agree that teachers have more than enough to do during school time. Uniform checking is an extra load they just don't need. Don't let anybody try to say that checking a uniform takes no more time enforcing any other dress code.  I spent 8 years in the military. I know all about wearing a uniform.  Checking uniform compliance is a meticulous activity.  You can tell at a glance if the clothes someone is wearing are smelly, have dirty words printed on it or show too much skin.  Teachers need to forget about uniforms and concentrate on what they are there for; teaching our kids.\n\nIf everyone has to wear the same clothes in a public school then anyone who can't afford the uniform will have to be supported by school funds.  They already are for meals, supplies, book fees, etc. The schools are strapped to the hilt as it is now.  We don't need an added expense.  \n\nUniforms are just a band-aid answer to real problems in schools.  It's a way for lazy, ineffectual administrators to look like they're doing something, rather than actually addressing what plagues the schools.\n\nUniforms have absolutely no educational value whatsoever.  There is no credible, conceiveable way that everyone wearing the same clothes improves education.  Anything that doesn't aid education has no business in schools.\n\nThere were probably others but it's late and I'm too tired to think of them right now.
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Advantages: kids can learn at their own pace, instructor can customize lesson for child's ability, less repitition of material, don't have to buy clothes to keep up with everyone else\n\nDisadvantages: less social interaction, no opportunities for sports, etc.
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Uniforms are usually voted on by either the school board or the PTA, or both. There are several reasons many schools propose uniforms: \nThere is less competition among the children in dress. \nLess distinction between the 'haves' and 'have nots'\nFewer distractions with a uniform appearance\nLess hassle for parents trying to get kids ready for school\nThe teaching staff AND parents are not constantly having to police the dress code\nWith a uniform, there are no baggy jeans, knee length shirts (both of which can easily conceal weapons), super short skirts, belly shirts, etc which constantly have to be addressed by the staff.
186090
HUH??\n\nDifferent colors for all the different schools.  The individual schools get to pick their own.
913861
Advantages: cooling, fresh air. Disadvantages: heat, stale air sickness.
156631
For us it seems bad but just think how long can u were new clothes?After a month or so we'll be repeating and in an year?JUST THINK.Notonly that once we stop uniforms the students will be more beauty consious specialy in coed schools.Uniform's even better for poor people.Nobody can tease them for their poverty.So I think UNIFORM is the best
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school systems think it's a good idea beacause they think it's a new idea and that's good enough for them... wrong! i first heard about these uniforms by reading old 1930's news reels, of course it was a little difficult to understand because the narration was in german. -george carlin\n\nschool uniforms make kids uncomfortable and that makes for a bad learning environment and high tension among the students