I honestly think that having uniforms is not as bad as we all think it might be. I mean the reason why it is not good idea to wear uniforms is mainly because, having the decision of wearing what we want helps us see the different cultures that surround us and make up the people who we love. Culture and religion makes up the diversity we have in our world. But the only place you will really find the mix of people is in America. Because of this, it makes people want to come to our country. We accept anyone and anything with arms wide open.
However, lately, I have to question what is going on with America now, mainly, because of what happened on September 11, 2001, the mosque the Muslims wanted to build in Section Zero and the racism being brought forth again. Not to mention the bullying happening in the schools. Bullying is slowly making its way up to the charts as the number one problem in schools, I think. This brings me to my reason why we should wear uniforms in school. As much as I hate to be restricted with what I can wear and what I cannot wear, I rather sacrifice my choice of what clothes I want to wear for the safety of others. Yes, expressing yourself follows under the first amendment, but if you think about it there are other ways to express yourself. Everyone is smart enough to think of a combat to the things they want and agree with, so you can also be smart enough to think about other ways you can express yourself.
You see if we all wear uniforms, we all wear the same thing. Wearing the same thing means it gives bullies less of a reason to bully them. They do not have to make fun of them for what they wear, the shoes they choose, if the clothes they wear is torn or bleached. Bullies tend to pick on the short people, the nerdy kids, the weird looking ones, the fat ones, and the one that smell weird, or just the one that looks poor. I hate it one people judge people just by what they bring into public physically. There’s more to people than what meets the eye, but I guess people do not see that. Just to make themselves feel better about themselves, they destroy others. They bring them down so much, they ignore the love and attention they get from others and come to the mindset that they are not worth a thing that people are better off without them and they are just another dead leaf on a tree. They allow suicidal thoughts enter their mind and think that that is the best thing to do.
If you, literally, take time to think about how these children, these victims, feel we do not have to worry about what’s good for our schools: Uniforms or no uniforms. To prevent from cases like these, sure I would give up my privilege of wearing regular clothes for the sake of children being victimized by bullies. For the safety of the kids, also, think about during a lock down it is easier to spot the gunman from a crowd of students wearing the same clothing.
Bill Clinton once said, “People will learn to evaluate themselves by what they are on the inside to evaluate themselves by what they are on the inside, instead of what they’re wearing on the outside, then our public schools should be able to require students to wear school uniforms.” This summarizes all of my thoughts and feelings toward uniforms. I don’t think anyone could have summed it up better than Bill Clinton in this quote.
Another reason, to me, why uniforms are a good idea is because it saves us time. We can wake up later because we know what we have to wear. The more sleep, the better kids pay attention in class. It makes it easier for the school too. No dress code violations because we all have uniforms. We are all dressed alike so it gives a chance to actually get acquainted with the person rather than take a glance and “judge a book by its cover.” Uniforms help save parents money as well. They can forget about going school clothes shopping because all you need is uniforms. You don’t have to spend so much money on designer clothes and shoes when you can just go to Wal-Mart and enjoy a pair of khaki pants for about $25.00 and a polo shirt for about $8.00 to $10.00. This helps students concentrate on their education, focus on their studies and class assignments, rather than focus on each other’s physical apparel.
As much as people, think wearing no uniforms is better they are not thinking about the pros and cons of uniform wearing. Only selfish people would think about not wearing uniforms for their own benefit. Whether it is to impress boys or girls or to show off the amount of money their parents earn, the safety of the children comes first. Clothing are material things, if nothing else, people can learn that what’s in the inside of person matters more then what they bring forth physically to this world.
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