Against School Uniforms

No More Uniforms

“Those kids are wearing khakis, a white shirt with a tie and a blazer! They must be good kids and very intelligent.” Unfortunately, that is how most people think when they see a kid with a uniform on. Parents and leaders of schools often believe that providing a uniform rather than a dress code is more beneficial for educational purposes. Uniforms may look good for the school as a whole but doesn't necessarily help students learn any better. Uniforms restrict students to be themselves. Uniforms don’t only affect growing teens creativity but are expensive and misleading towards society.

Uniforms can put a hole in a parents wallets. Most private/charter schools offer a better education in exchange for lack of colors. Schools with uniforms are more likely to have logos on the specific colored collar shirts. They will also have a logo which may only be found in limited shops for a very high price. Kids who want a better education and can’t afford the complete uniform will get in trouble. Their consequence is sending them home and become absent from their education. The more similar students look the more they’ll tease others about the smallest things like the brand of their utensils. Education should not revolve around what students wear but in actually teaching students.

Uniforms don't lets kids express themselves in the most basic way ever. As children grow up the won’t be able to wear bold clothes because they won’t know how. They won’t understand how to step out of their “comfort zone”. For adolescents its also very important to express who you are or who you want to be. Clothes are used more as a social bond item than anything else. Clothes is something that can begin a friendship because of the same band tee but have you ever heard someone complement another persons khaki pants? Uniforms create an environment where kids become confused towards where they belong since everyone is dressed alike.

Students may look under control and behaved but can be very bad influences. Because there is nothing that can separate the kid who likes rock and the kid who likes pop while wearing basically the same thing. Uniforms can lead kids into hanging with the wrong crowd. Students who wears uniforms are often placed higher than a student who doesn't wear one. Uniform wearing students will take advantage of that “respect” and start developing a double personality where they act one way towards adult and completely different when they are with their peers. Principles along with parents often have this mentality that wearing uniforms somehow prevents bullying. Although “bullying” is inevitable because some people are just mean and have nothing better to do than to tease other people. Uniforms font prevent bullying or increase the speed and how well someone learns; therefore being completely pointless.