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School uniforms

By , Warren, MI
Parents always talk about how If schools had uniforms, everything would be so much eisier. You wouldn't get caught up on looks and would learn the skills you need. I disagree with this, I think that school uniforms would put a restriction on our creativity. We dress the way we do for a certain reason.
Clothes give us expression and the ability to use color and patterns. The first impression we get of people is usually clothes, facial expression and language. If we all wear the same thing we don't get to really see what people are like on the inside. Usually girly girls wear pink and frilly things. Skaters wear baggy pants and goth usually wear black. Clothes don't distract us form learning the studies we need to, it simply lets us inspire our imaginations and lights up our worlds.
putting school uniforms into order would probably make us rebell against it and we would only be able to express our creativity in things like art and music. Because of the current economic situation most art and music programs are being cut from schools because there is simply not eneough money to support them.




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AshaMidnightOlympian said...
Oct. 24, 2009 at 2:04 pm:
I used to wear uniforms. They weren't uncomfortable, and they weren't tacky or boring. They were equalizers. In ordinary schools, people use their clothes to bully others, and to make people embarrass about they're wearing. People might think clothes are a third of who people are, but with ever-changing fashions, who knows what people are really like? With uniforms, people are dressed the same, and how they think and act sets them apart from the crowd. I'm sorry, but I'm... (more »)
 
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reginalove said...
Oct. 15, 2009 at 11:17 am:
I agree, school uniforms limit personality. They're actually harder to shop for because there are so many restrictions. It s stupid! And about the school uniforms blur the difference between a rich and poor kid, it doesn't. The rich get their stuff from abercrombie and the poor get theirs from walmart. Theres all the difference! I wear uniforms and people think I'm rich because of how I wear my uniform and I'm not. Uniforms cause students to rebel and go against the dress cod... (more »)
 
bubblee96This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Oct. 18, 2009 at 1:15 pm :
that is exactly my point. Thank you for understanding!
 
live.laugh.love.18 replied...
Dec. 6, 2009 at 5:25 pm :
i agree too! not all places have the right "color" of clothes, and if they do, it might not fit the dress code. right? we've never had uniforms, but i've heard both sides.
 
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alysha said...
Oct. 13, 2009 at 9:38 am:
I think she is right about disagreeing about school uniforms. I think we should have a little bit of choice about what we wear to school.
 
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windblossom said...
Oct. 3, 2009 at 6:16 am:
I totally agree with the points you've said, but u knw school uniforms actually remove all differences. like a rich kid and a poor kid would look the same. so it kinda removes that inferiority complex! and just a small fact, almost 95% of the schools in India have school uniforms compulsory! so it isnt all that bad either ! :)
 
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Knile97 said...
Oct. 1, 2009 at 10:05 am:
Wow! I think school uniforms would be a great thing to have at schools here so kids won't feel self-conscious about what they wear and what people will think of them.
 
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kassy louisee(: said...
Sept. 30, 2009 at 11:55 am:
i totally agree wiht i you i am against uniforms as well. my bestfriend has to wear uniforms and he hates it(: it makes me laugh but i had to try them on one time just for laughs and they were uncomfortable,, they seemed to be boring,,and they didnt let you express who you are i didnt feel like the kassy i actually am it made me feel like an outcast..
 
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