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Essay / School Uniforms and Their Effect on Education - 1605
School Uniforms and Their Effect on Education Attending public schools all my life, I have heard gossip about "fashion" and "who wear what”, almost every day; at least during the four years of high school when it seemed like appearance mattered most. As people grow older, the way they present themselves becomes more and more important. Leaving a good grade in high school means a lot to some people, and some are willing to do whatever it takes to leave that mark, whether it's putting someone down because of their clothes or being a individual without worrying about what others think of you or you. what you wear. Having friends from college who branched out and took the alternative route; In private schools, one of the first things that came to mind was how much easier it was to have a uniform to wear to school. Going to a school where uniforms are strictly enforced can help create a better learning environment. Having uniforms would require far fewer distractions in class, there would be far more time for homework, and there would not be as many issues regarding wearing inappropriate clothing to be removed from school time. A quote from the essay “The Fulfillment of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez fits particularly well into this essay. “Get all the education you can, with an education you can do anything.” That just doesn't seem to be the main idea for a lot of kids anymore and I think uniforms would help bring that thought back into our heads. I know the idea of wearing a uniform is repugnant to many people, but when they're down, school uniforms really seem to be the way to go. If it were compulsory to wear a uniform at school, there would be many more children who would pay attention to it. course. Looking around the classroom at what the other children are wearing is a great way to pass the time. If everyone wore the same things, the distraction caused by different clothes would be eliminated. Many people worry that uniforms deprive children of the opportunity to be who they are or want to be, but I feel like wearing uniforms would just force children to show their individualism outside of fashion and appearance. While consulting an opinion forum on the Internet, I came across the idea that visual uniforms resulted in fairer and more adult treatment of students, eliminating any notion that a student would be......in the middle of a sheet of paper......and being at the forefront of fashion, is it really worth risking a simple education "ok"? Where are those priorities between school work and studying for a test when you're shopping at the mall? In the end, it really makes more sense to just give up on the idea of wearing the same thing as every other girl or boy at your school and come away with a better education and a better feeling of seeing people for what and for who they really are. are; not what they wear or don't wear. Imagine the idea of a school where you don't have to worry about what kids will say about their outfits, whether or not what they wear is appropriate for school, or going to the center shopping after school to buy the new sweater they saw. the A&F catalog (meaning abandoning that tutoring secession they had to help improve their math grades), seems so far from reality and everything I knew in high school, but at the same time seems to be the perfect way to pass these four important lessons. years of high school, these four years.