DIAGNOSTIC CBEST EXAM 5 potx

Though many students will complain, requiring

public school students to wear uniforms makes sense.

Students will learn more—both about themselves and

about the world around them.

Marginal Pass—Score = 3

I don’t think that requiring public school students to

wear uniforms is a good idea. The way the student

dresses makes a powerful statement about who he or

she is, and the school years are an important time for

them to explore their identities. Uniforms would

undermine that. They would also have little, if any,

positive affect on students with disipline problems.

Each student has their own personality, and one

way he expresses who he is is through his clothing.

Clothes are an important way for young people to

show others how they feel about themselves and what

is important to them. If public school students are

forced to wear uniforms, this important form of self￾expression will be taken away.

I remember back when I was in junior high

school. My parents had given me complete freedom to

buy my back to school wardrobe. They took me to the

mall and let me choose everything, from sweaters and

shirts to socks and shoes. I’ll never forget how inde￾pendent that made me feel. I could choose clothing

that I liked. I did make a few bad choices, but at least

those were my choices. Students today, I am sure,

would feel the same way.

Besides, America values individuality. What hap￾pens to that value in an environment where everybody

looks the same?

Though disipline in schools is a serious concern,

uniforms are not the answer. Disipline problems usu￾ally come from a lack of disipline at home, and that’s

a problem that uniforms can’t begin to address. A stu￾dent who is rowdy in the classroom isn’t going to

change their behavior because they are wearing a white

shirt and tie. In fact, disipline problems might increase

if students are required to wear uniforms. Students

often make trouble because they want attention. Well￾behaved students who used to get attention from how

they dressed might now become trouble-makers so

they can continue to get attention.

Uniforms are not the answer to the problems

public school students face. In fact, because they’ll

restrict individuality and may even increase disiplinary

problems, they’ll only add to the problem.

Marginal Fail—Score = 2

I don’t think that requiring public school students to

wear uniforms is a good idea. Each student has their

own identity and express who he is through clothing.

The school years are an important in finding one’s per￾sonality. Uniforms would also have little, if any, posi￾tive affect on students with disipline problems.

In junior high school I let my children buy their

back-to-school wardrobe, anything they wanted. I let

them choose everything. I’ll never forget how that

made them feel. As they would say, awesome! They

could choose clothing that they liked.

We are told to be yourself. But how can a young

person be in a country where everybody is the same.

Disipline in schools is of a serious concern, uni￾forms are not the answer. It is the home life of many

students that make bad behavior. If the parents use

drugs or dont disipline children at home, thats a prob￾lem that the school and uniforms can’t do anything

about. A student who is causing trouble at school isn’t

going to change their behavior because they are wear￾ing a white blouse or pleated skirt. In fact, disipline

problems might even get worse if students are required

to wear uniforms because of not getting enough atten￾tion about the way he or she is dressed.

Uniforms are not the answer to the problems

public school students face. In fact, because they will

keep them from being who they are they will make it

worse.

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