... my day to day life and the way I had to prepare for that next day next day. All of my life my mom washed all of my clothes for me. I would take my dirty clothes downstairs, throw them in the hamper, and my mom would wash them for me. When she was finished washing them, I would pick them up and ... none of my socks were there; I hadn't put any socks away yet. I ran downstairs with a towel wrapped around my waist and into the utility room to see all my clothes still in to hamper. I asked my mom if I had any clean socks and that's when she broke it to me; from then on I would have to start...

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... required to wear uniforms. First, uniforms will help disciple the students. For example, uniforms will make students focus more, instead of worrying about their clothes. "As fashion and trends change, students become more concerned with how they look and how they are perceived than they do with their academic success ... more comfortable going to school knowing other students won't pick them on. Some of the wealthier students with better clothes can pick on and exclude some students who have cheaper clothes making them not want to put as much effort into their school work. Wearing unifor...

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... . Decreasing peer pressure is a big problem, which can be helped by the addition of uniforms to public schools. Students can sometimes put peer pressure on other students because of the clothes they wear. One example from Memphis Tennessee, says, "There isn't competition, especially in grades 4,5, and 6, over who is wearing what." (www.ed.gov) This comment was released one year after ... the uniform policy was started. Uniforms, in a sense, make each student equal by making him or her more alike. No ones clothes are any better than anybody else's. A principal from Kansas City, Missouri, ...

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... up with the "in" of fashion. These uniform consists of a white button down shirt, V neck vest, a skirt, shoes, and knee high stockings or socks. As you can see, the everyday clothes we wear are more expensive. As the season changes, so does fashion. Just when it seems you are caught up with the rest of your friends, and have new ... the next season's wardrobe. If students wore uniforms they would be able to save their clothes for after school. In this way the clothes would not seem over worn. Another problem with wearing regular clothes, is the possibility of an intruder entering the sc...

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... right to free speech (Kuhn 86). Many parents and students use this argument to oppose school uniform policies. However, students can express themselves in other ways besides the type of clothes they wear. By enforcing a dress code that requires school uniforms, public schools will have less violence on campus. Since 1994, when mandatory uniform policies were adopted in the Long Beach ... . Safety in school today is essential for both students and administrators, so creating an environment that reduces incidents of intimidation and violence is necessary for students to learn effectively. ...

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... up with the "in" of fashion. These uniform consists of a white button down shirt, V neck vest, a skirt, shoes, and knee high stockings or socks. As you can see, the everyday clothes we wear are more expensive. As the season changes, so does fashion. Just when it seems you are caught up with the rest of your friends, and have new ... the next season's wardrobe. If students wore uniforms they would be able to save their clothes for after school. In this way the clothes would not seem over worn. Another problem with wearing regular clothes, is the possibility of an intruder entering the sc...

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... to wear uniforms. Can uniforms really make a difference in a child's academic performance? Wouldn't uniforms infringe the child's creativity and self expression? The clothes don't make the child right (Hempill A15)? Wrong. School uniforms can drastically reduce school violence and help a student to focus on school work. In ... offenses, and a thirty-two percent drop in school suspensions(Mancini 65). All this in a time span of only one year. Proving that a child's clothes does make a difference in school violence. In a time when school children are getting killed for designer jackets and ...

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... there. So it doesn't matter what you wear because even though you look like a million dollars you can't buy a personality. The whole invisible codes tied to clothes is irritating because it just gives people an opportunity to talk about other people. Everyday you hear it. Things like "Did you see what she's wearing?" Like ... so material that if you aren't willing to shell out big bucks for skimpy clothes that you"re a freak or something. Another code is that while it's cool for guys to wear big, baggy clothes but girls should wear tight skimpy clothes. Girls have a lot more to offer th...

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... improve and pride and school spirit will improve. Clothing designers spend millions of dollars each year on advertising because they know what we know: clothes send a message and influence behavior. Clothes can be a distraction, and that affects learning. Clothes can divide students into competing cliques, and that destroys school spirit. If everyone is dressed the same it would obviously eliminate disruptions, and increase ... school spirit. Several commotions occur between students due to there appearances and their clothes. Several gangs dress in certain colors, or dress in certain c...

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... latest styles to fit in, which cost a small fortune. Parents will not have to feel guilty or ashamed because they cannot afford the clothes. Students will not have to worry about their new pair of sneakers getting stolen from them. And parents then will not have to spend ... so strict that students" would have to purchase their uniforms from the school. Children should be given the option to buy clothes privately, to fit a standard. Students" clothes with in that standard can express themselves through their hairstyles, different colors of bottoms, and accessories. This makes the studen...

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... environment. Every parent wants their child to grow academically. By enforcing uniform standards, students will distinguish better between "Play time" and "Learning time." [THESIS] Although everyday clothes allow students to create their individuality, all students in public schools (K-12) should be required to wear uniforms because school uniforms would save parents money, create social equalization, and help ... Heart reports that "Our students typically spend $300 per year for their entire school uniform wardrobe." That is much less than the $700-$1140 typically spent on school cloth...

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... several uniforms. By having several uniforms they are able to reduce the look of wear that uniforms get over time. Uniform advocates argue that all the pressures of wearing trendy clothes distracts students from focusing on schoolwork. They believe wearing a uniform promotes equality. Proponents of uniforms believe that uniforms foster a sense of community, which helps students focus on their schoolwork. (Kaiser ... believe that uniforms add security because it is harder to conceal weapons while wearing a uniform. (Knowles, 2000) They argue that uniforms will cut out the number of theft...

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... a very good idea even though I never had to wear a uniform while I attended public schools. Having a school full of students wearing the same clothes and hairstyles helps build integration within the class. Students that wear many different styles of clothes all come together wearing similar pants, shirts, ties, and shoes. Through a dress code restriction, everyone is made more comfortable by wearing similar ... clothes; otherwise, people may feel alienated with less trendy or "cool" clothes. School uniforms helps to eliminate social barriers. Many students come from diverse backgrounds;...

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... , a school with uniforms. When you picture this what do you see? You see a complete likeness between students. They are all wearing the exact same clothes. Right? Now here is another question. Is every kid the same? No. Maybe twenty years these uniforms would have had effect on the violence issue, ... many other little groups. Everyone belongs to a group of some sort, and there are always clashes between different groups. Its not because someone has better clothes that you do, its for other reasons than that. If you gave everyone the same uniform, its not going to change the way you feel...

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... Rights 2005) I noticed division throughout my school with those who wore the newest brands and those of that just wore no name brand clothes. School uniforms bring students together because of their personality not the label on their clothes. Uniforms I believe have a very positive impact on students in school. I believe school uniforms are cost effective. The costs of uniforms are a lot cheaper ... be used the next year and year after that. Name brand clothing usually tends to wear out fast since many name brand goals are to get parents to buy more clothes. In 1999, the NDP Group condu...

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... an academic atmosphere (Pertman 2). Officials in Long Beach believe that uniforms reduce escalating violence and gang activity in schools, because students no longer get hassled by gang members because of clothes with rival colors or insignias. They also help create a work-like atmosphere because students spend less time discussing wardrobes (Pertman 1). The same applies to Chicago public schools. Farragut High School ... be required to wear. After a few weeks of wearing the uniforms Tre said, " It's OK now. You don't have to waste time finding clothes" (Shedden 2). They feel, as I do, ...

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... all of the choices. This may cause students to be late for school, and will cause them to fall behind in class. In school, focus may be placed on the clothes people wear instead of on schoolwork. School uniforms allow students to all look the same and not have to keep up with the fashion while at school. By having school ... students will get better grades. School uniforms help reduce violence in schools. They minimize violence by taking away one of the biggest causes of the conflict. When students wear expensive clothes, others will often steal it out of jealousy. In 1994, Long Beach, ...

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... and doing their school work wearing whatever they want. On the other hand, uniforms help students focus on their academic performances rather than designer clothes. Although uniforms infringe on students rights, there are many positives outcomes and preventions from this infringement. Many high school students who argue against ... jackets. Therefore, if we wore school uniforms, we would not have to worry about getting beat up or robbed for your gear. Designer clothes are very expensive and each student should have at least five different outfits for each day of the week. School uniforms...

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... then? Quoted from Pat McNelly, "Some say it is more economical for families to buy uniforms. But kids who want nice clothes will want them regardless of a uniform policy, so parents may need to buy both uniforms and the clothes kids really want to wear." So with uniforms, you are paying twice as much then as you do without them. Uniforms also ... have no use outside of school. Don't you think it is wrong that we need to buy extra clothes just for school? Wearing uniforms in school is like running our schools in the manner of prisons. Quoted from Dowe Oland, "As our strdents come to the ...

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"The uniforms, in my opinion, are a good idea. They are very professional looking; they are cheaper than buying clothes twice a month, and they show school spirit. This also means we don't have to worry much about how we look," said Luis Rodarte, a student of Hoover Middles School. School uniforms ... can only made once, and usually have a lasting effect. On my first day of high school in the late 90's, I was surprised by what I thought were the most bizarre clothes. Students worn torn clothes and baggy pants, and had dyed hair. Dressing outside of what is expected can be a distraction that...

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... with shirt tucked in shows a sense of discipline in the student. Uniforms instills discipline in the student which t! hen would also teach the student discipline in their school work. Buying clothes for children can become a large expense. The children who do not come from rich families to buy the designer clothing have to wear the non-namebrand ... clothes. This causes some competition among the students about who dresses better which may lead to violence. Making uniforms mandatory would put all students into one category rather than having rivaling ... academics instead of who looks...

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... style. Secondly, people that support school uniforms think it would be more economical to buy a school uniform, rather than purchasing a variety of clothes. I disagree. School uniforms themselves can be very costly and then you still have to buy clothes for after school hours, and holidays. Indeed, school uniforms are not cost effective. Some people suggest school uniforms will reduce discipline problems. There ... route of the behavior problem is the answer, not school uniforms. Supporters of school uniforms feel that children that don't fit in, will do so, if everyone wears the same c...

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The role of the media plays a very big part in your life whether you realize it or not. Many of the ideas you come up with, the clothes you wear, and different phrases and clichés you say are brought upon you one way or the other by the media. The media is any tool used to communicate ... as though the media uses a kind of brainwashing technique and I will show you how it teaches conformity throughout the masses of young people such as yourselves. Everyone look at the clothes you have on right now. I can honestly bet that 90% of all of you have name brand clothing on. Ralph Lauren, Gap, Abe...

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Tuck That Shirt In It is a Monday morning, as a student enters into high school and the clothes on his back are the farthest thing from his mind. A test in first period and the girl he is crushing on in second, which as of now is much more ... talk about it what is the student to do with out being disruptive. Two students in a local school made t-shirts that had iron on logos that said "I miss my real clothes" and "The board voted and all I got was this lousy uniform", and they were both suspended for it and had to have their mother teach them at home for a while ... the students the same w...

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... as he pulled the door in behind him. He slipped on his sunglasses and then drove off scattering the leaves behind him. Isabelle tumbled through her draws and piled clothes on clothes as she tried to find something to wear on her first day. It was the first day of her final year in high school and she was lost at what ... ...

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