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School Uniform
I know how it feels like to wake up one morning and feel like you want to wear sweat pants all day long. I have had uniforms at my school since my freshmen year in high school. Like many others, I was opposed to wearing school uniforms because I was afraid of blending in and not being able to stand out. But after a few months I realized that many of my peers actually looked more professional in the standard school attire. Even though we had limitations on what we could and could not wear I saw that there were many unique ways to dress up the uniform. I find having the uniform at my school as a positive reinforcement because it trains us for upcoming job professions. Most of my peers will not have the right to choose what they want to wear at work and will have to abide by the dress code guidelines. From my view the dress code has reduced class room disruptions and it has also helped the student body mature.
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My school is ridiculous. The uniform we have to keep track of weighs more than the little ones do! And that costs a lot especially when you add the price of replacing what you lost.
I think uniform should help and not hinder. In dance there's so much uniform. Then when you lose it (even though you don't need it anyway) the teacher lectures you for five minutes, then blames the delay on you!
Was your school like this ever? Does it get any better? (Then again, I live in England, and I'm assuming you live in the States, so it's probably different fo you.)
On the other hand, I miss having to wear uniforms sometimes. Now, I actually have to put thought into what I have to wear the next morning because people judge you by the way you look and all that fun stuff.
I think my school is WAAAAY over the top with the uniform, and that "mufti" can distract from the school mentality of the day. I think a dress code it the best option.