Sunday, September 25, 2011

The Continuing Debate Over Private Schools Uniforms

By Lillie Workman


Start asking anyone about implementation of private schools uniforms on public campuses and one will surely be having different opinions and types if emotions from the people affected by it. Indeed, there still has a continuing debate over such issue, causing the majority to wonder whether such issue will ever end.

One of the greatest advantage on wearing one, would be the sense of equality among students. Teenagers do have their own personal issues of inferiority and superiority among their fellow students. By having a uniform, this will actually reduce the social and economic barrier between them.

More so, some advocates are saying that a uniform could actually reduce school violence as well. As one will be wearing lighter clothes, any sorts of weapon can be easily identified. This will also allow one to immediately identify an outsider which could threat the safety on the kids.

There are countless of research regarding such topic, there are those that concluded that it did improve the student's attendance and suspension rates and increasing number of students were able to graduate. However, connection between wearing one and academic improvements are not properly discussed.

One other problem concerning such idea is the additional cost it gives to parents. A school uniform is usually costly, which could be a huge baggage to one's existing expenses. These parents opted for a free education to be able to save, and this plan would somehow ruin that purpose.

However there are little studies which proved a relation between scholastic improvement and a uniform. Campuses that have been implementing no uniform policy since it started will surely have a hard time should they consider to change as student resistance could be very high.

Debates concerning private schools uniforms and student performance should not be taken too seriously. Traditions are too hard to change and may just even cause conflicts among students, parents and faculty. Might as well focus on quality education and molding the student's morality for them to have a better future.




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