Essays Tagged: "School uniform"

Being Young

e. What if a pupil can't afford to buy these clothes? Willhe or she be excluded from the gang? Some schools in variouscountries have tried to solve this problem. They haveintroduced a rule that allows ... scountries have tried to solve this problem. They haveintroduced a rule that allows pupils to go at school only ifthey are dressed in a specific school-uniform. But manystudents don't like these unifo ...

(2 pages) 60 0 3.2 Oct/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Differences in education systems

tem. The education system in my country is very restricted and it is not easy to graduate from high school. I have been attending US colleges for almost four years now. I finished high school in my co ... ollege in there. In this essay I would like to compare and contrast the differences between my high school education system and US education system. Even though,I never attend high school in US but I ...

(3 pages) 204 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The Necessity of Uniforms in a School.

"What should I wear to school today?" This is the question that millions of American students ask themselves every morning ... I believe that there is one solution to this daily dilemma, which would benefit both students and schools. The obvious answer to this problem is a school uniform. The advantages of having a school ... m is a school uniform. The advantages of having a school uniform would be to show the unity of the school community, to minimize social classifications in the student body, and to allow the students ...

(2 pages) 146 1 4.5 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Should uniform be banned?

Argument For School UniformSchool uniform is an integral part of school life. School uniform should not be banned ... ected to various forms of prejudice and discrimination, exclusion and even ostracism, especially in schools.Wearing less expensive less fashionable clothes, different clothing from everyone else creat ... s expensive less fashionable clothes, different clothing from everyone else creates division, which school uniform can avoid. To be set apart and look different, in any way from everybody else almost ...

(2 pages) 61 1 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This essay is about the fairness of mandadted school uniforms, and how they infringe on our first amendment.

linton's state of the union address on January 23, 1996 he issued the following challenge to public schools across the nation:I challenge all our schools to teach character education: to teach good va ... nd if that means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets, then our public schools should be able to require the students to wear uniforms. (Silva)With this quote in mind, I c ...

(3 pages) 46 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

This essay is about schools having uniforms. It was written in my Prospective on Arguments. This was my final paper of the year and I really got a 90!

Public Schools Should Require UniformsMore and more schools are making uniforms mandatory for students. Uni ... tudents feel that they have to have expensive clothes instead of cheap ones.One of the first public school districts to introduce a mandatory uniform policy wasLong Beach, California. The policy came ... Beach, California. The policy came into effect in the 1994 dress code policy. Just a year after the schools adopted the uniform policy, fights and theft went down 80 percent and sexual offenses droppe ...

(8 pages) 298 5 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Argument agasint school uniforms

temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." One does not know what his take would be on school uniforms in current times, but his statement resounds strongly in the debate of whether or no ... rrent times, but his statement resounds strongly in the debate of whether or not children in public school should be forced to wear uniforms. One might think that it is battle between authority and th ...

(6 pages) 100 1 3.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

COMM 215 - Essentials of College English Persuasive Essay

School UniformsSchool Uniforms are being used by schools seen more and more often these days. Why is ... d by schools seen more and more often these days. Why is this happening? Some may say it is because school uniforms are more economically efficient and add to the learning environment. However, some a ... re economically efficient and add to the learning environment. However, some authorities think that school uniforms are a bad idea because they may add more expense to school, do not separate high cla ...

(4 pages) 296 0 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Ac/Dc

nd Sydney. Angus was only 15-years-old at the time and his sister suggested that he should wear his school uniform on-stage; the look became the band's visual trademark. While still in Sydney, the ori ...

(3 pages) 16 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Argument against School Uniforms

I am against school uniforms because first, families will spend more money on them, second, school uniforms teach ... if they didn't have to buy uniforms. In 2000, American families spent about 1.7 billion dollars on school uniforms. Two separate outfits including: two pairs of pants, two shirts, and a sweatshirt is ... have to buy them more uniforms than that and you would also have to buy them clothes for outside of school so ultimately it's more expensive.Second, School uniforms will teach an unfavorable lesson ab ...

(1 pages) 50 5 3.8 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Part Two: Monday Morning

I woke up feeling nauseous. I wasn't sure whether it was the fact that I had to go to school, or if that beef lasagna from last night exploded and decided to rush up out of my mouth. I t ... that, and mum made me her famous homemade soup to cheer me and my stomach up. I changed into my new school uniform. White cotton button-up shirt with a choice of shorts, pants or skirt. Or the dress. ... ed like I was in the navy, but I didn't care. And apparently, I should've cared.As we drove into my school's street, I took my first look at the school. I hadn't gone for orientation day because my pa ...

(6 pages) 12 0 2.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

School Uniforms

Do you think that a student should have to be afraid to walk home from school because he might wear the wrong gang color? Or even be afraid in school. Do the clothes on a ... that person really is? These are only a few of the questions that need to be asked when considering school uniforms. School uniforms are a good idea because they restrict distractions in the classroom ... help ensure safety , instill discipline, and eliminate unnecessary choices.Why should students wear school uniforms? There are many reasons that a student should wear a school uniform. One reason is t ...

(7 pages) 27 0 5.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Creative Writing

t, I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.Some hours later, I woke up to find that I had overslept school. I was completely and utterly devastated that my alarm clock did not go off for such an impor ... orrectly, somehow I didn't hear the sound, in the end, I concluded that it was better to be late to school than never show up at all.In an uncoordinated fashion I slowly rose from my bed and headed to ...

(3 pages) 1031 0 0.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Friends Forever

... Big Dave's Debate Page. ... All NPR Audio Files (type 'school' or 'education', etc.); NPR ...http://people.ne.mediaone.net/nikos/deb3.html Planet Papers: S ... rgumentative essays, ...... Words: 511; Student Uniforms Words: 453 | Avg ... Problem with American School Systems Words: 1208; ... Offender's Act Debate Words: 745; ... Hundreds more papers on this . ... cluding papers they wrote while ... The V-chip Debate - No Longer Available, ... edu, Should Public School Implement Uniforms (under revision), related ...http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/SCHO ...

(2 pages) 116 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

My French School Uniform

Je suis élève de Marshalls Park School - I am a pupil at Marshalls Park SchoolJe dois porter un uniforme scolaire - I have to wear ... to wear school uniformL'uniforme est obligatoire dans notre école - uniform is compulsory in our schoolLes filles doivent mettre une jupe grise, une veste noire, une cravate bleue rayée de rouge ... ryA mon avis (my opinions)A mon avis l'uniforme scolaire est une idée demodée - in my opinion school uniform is an old-fashioned ideaQuant à moi l'uniforme scolaire est une bonne idée - in m ...

(3 pages) 12 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

After years of desire for school uniforms, my wish was

After years of desire for school uniforms, my wish was never granted. I believe that the dress code of school uniforms would b ... ver granted. I believe that the dress code of school uniforms would be a great asset to Medina High School because of the students. Most students won't have to worry about what they are wearing. They ... wear is a huge problem not only in my life, but also in the lives of most teenage students. School uniforms would help students stop worrying about what they wear. Many teenage students feel t ...

(2 pages) 1062 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Student Uniforms

As many of us can see, most schools here in Singapore require their students to wear uniforms to school unlike schools in other ... cause Singapore's Ministry of Education strongly believes that by letting students wear uniforms to school can create in the students a stronger school ethos as well as develop discipline in their stu ... e in their students.Some may argue that by wearing uniforms, the creativity of students is limited. School uniforms prevent students from showing their own true personalities. They create in the stude ...

(3 pages) 20 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Can Uniforms Save Our Schools

According to the article “Can Uniforms Save Our Schools?” by Linda Starr, President Clinton stated that “School uniforms are one step that ... er time.It is understandable that many supporters of issuing uniforms to United States’ public schools were greatly influenced by the successful outcomes of the Long Beach school district. Howeve ... st by masking it with uniforms.I personally grow up with wearing uniforms from kindergarten to high school. And I don’t see any better traits compared with the schools which did not enforce unifo ...

(4 pages) 23 1 5.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Debate Against School Uniforms

Have you ever played “Where’s Waldo”? By issuing students school uniforms, finding a problem child would be a lot like playing that game in a real life situat ... d cons of the idea, but in my opinion and many others, the cons highly outweigh the pros of wearing school uniforms. Many intelligent individuals will lose their motivation to excel and be prevalent b ... ir motivation to excel and be prevalent because they are used to being ordinary like everyone else. School uniforms shout conformity in many ways and to me that isn’t the way to get your students ...

(3 pages) 30 0 5.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Persuasive Essay: Should public schools implement a school uniforms

The issue of implementing a school uniforms is a controversial and lingering subject facing many of the school systems in the Un ... chool systems in the United States. Many people see that numerous problems exists within the public school system and they think that school uniform would be a good solution these problems. School uni ... ool uniform would be a good solution these problems. School uniform is a positive concept in public school because of many advantages such as, a cost savings by eliminating name brand clothing, studen ...

(3 pages) 81 1 5.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues