These dress codes are often harsher on girls too, making for an unfair and unequal community. By bringing in a uniform, schools can avoid complicated issues around modesty, offensive symbols, and text, and remove any need for teachers to monitor what children are wearing against this dress code. Children are often under some form of peer pressure but adopting a school uniform can remove one form of it.
Without a uniform, children can develop expectations about what should be worn to fit into a certain group. Children divide themselves into cliques and the sense of togetherness that a uniform brings is lost. School uniforms prepare children for formal scenarios that we all encounter in our lives.
Job interviews are a good example. Dressing professionally in working environments is expected in adulthood, and this is something your child will understand thanks to a school uniform. As any parent knows, weekday mornings can be chaotic. It can be tricky enough to get yourself ready for work without having to worry about how your child is getting on too.
Their uniform develops an affinity with learning. Once they put it on, their purpose is to work hard at their studies. A sense of professionalism develops within each child, leading to more focus in the classroom. Uniforms make for one less distraction during school. By wearing what they like, children can become more focused on their school status rather than their studies.
Without a uniform, what they wear can end up defining your child rather than the content of their character. Children should be prioritising the development of their personality, having the confidence to be who they are and not be defined by material things like the clothes they wear.
With a school uniform, your child can express themselves in more meaningful ways, which helps to develop their creativity. Without a uniform, the potential for this to happen with clothing increases. Children may put their parents under pressure to buy them a new wardrobe every season or capitalise on every new trend that sweeps through the school.
With school uniforms, economics is made easier for parents. Although it might seem a shame to miss out on those two years of dressing as you like at school, I welcome the smart dress code. Our new uniform looks smarter, which is good. My uniform might not be what I would wear in my own time, but it gives me a sense of belonging, takes away the pressure of what to wear and deters the bullies.
What's the point of school uniform? You might hate your school uniform, but I think it's there for good reason, says year-old Chloe Spencer. Why wear a school uniform? Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian. Some schools have a policy stating that students must wear uniforms to class.
Normally associated with private schools, uniforms have become more common in public schools, too. Many schools say uniforms make it easier for students to focus in class, and that uniforms promote inclusion. But some students think uniforms are uncomfortable, and that kids should have the freedom to express their personality through their clothing. Are uniform policies the best way to keep kids focused on learning? Or should students be allowed to wear what they want? TIME for Kids asked readers to weigh in.
Here, two of them share their opinion about whether or not students should be required to wear uniforms at school. Uniforms are as much about safety as they are about inclusion. Also, when kids wear uniforms, both the older and younger students feel like they are part of the same group. I wear a uniform and feel like my school is one big team. I feel included. I think it is harder to bully someone about his or her clothes if you are all wearing the same thing.
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