School Uniforms Essay

FCAs                                                                                                                     Silas Okoth


1. Supporting details                                                                                               March 16, 2009

2. Parallel structure                                                                                                 English 6-1

3. Sophisticated vocabulary                                                                                    School Uniforms



Dear Superintendent O’Malley:

          Bulwer said “Personal liberty is the paramount essential to human dignity and human happiness.” The Board of Education may require uniforms for middle school students to wear every day of school. The school board should not have students of public schools wear uniforms. School uniforms limit self-expression and individuality, are more expensive and costly for parents, and have no effect.

         “Requiring uniforms, she says ‘doesn’t allow you to express your uniqueness and individuality.’” Uniforms limit self-expression and individuality. They make students wear specific clothing to school. Students’ clothes will make everyone look similar. The opposition would say that people cannot say they are better than someone based on their clothing. This reason is incorrect because students will find other ways to accessorize with things like jewelry so that they can say they are better. Limiting self-expression and individuality is really bad for a school.

           “Students will still want nice clothes for after school, so they will have to buy uniforms and regular clothes.” Uniforms are more expensive and costly for parents. Parents will have to buy clothes for school and outside of school, so kids will not stand out in a crowd. If, they do not buy another uniform they will have to wash it every day. The opposition would say that it would be cheaper, because the school gives students the uniforms. This reason is incorrect, because parents will end up paying for extra uniforms as well. It is a real problem that uniforms are expensive and costly, especially in this poor economy.





           “A 2001 study by the Educational Testing Service found little difference in the amount of misbehavior between schools that require uniforms and schools that do not.” Uniforms do not make any change in school performance. A study showed that there was no change in behavior. The uniforms do not make any change in how well you do work. The opposition would say that they help students concentrate more than focus on clothing. Their reason is incorrect because how people look does not change how they think and focus. The problem that they have no effect should stop students from having uniforms completely.

           It is in my best interest that the Edison Board of Education does not require uniforms for students. One reason school uniforms are bad is that they limit self-expression and individuality, which takes away some freedom. Another reason is that they are more expensive and costly which is very bad for our economy. The last reason is that they have no effect, which shows that they are completely useless for education. To require uniforms for students would take away the freedom of students.



Sincerely,

Silas Okoth