School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a
particular school. The uniform of a school may differ from others. Why should
schools use uniforms? Below are some reasons.
First of all, Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology produced a
study in 1998 concerning school uniforms. Their fi ndings using 10th grade
students showed that uniforms have no direct effect on “substance abuse,
behavioural problems or attendance.” It also claimed a negative effect on
student achievements for those students considered ‘pro-school’.
Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school
ethos and a sense of belonging to a particular community. As such it promotes discipline
and helps to drive up academic standards, which is why a uniform is often
adopted by schools which are being reopened with a fresh start after being classifi ed as
failing.
Finally, uniform acts as a social leveller, under which all
students are equal in the eyes of the school and of each other. In institutions
without uniform students are often competitive and worry endlessly about their
appearance and the clothes they should wear.
Pupils without expensive designer clothes and trainers may
be singled out as social outcasts, or stigmatised as being from poor
backgrounds. For these reasons many parents prefer uniforms as they save them
money on buying clothes for school wear.
Considering the fi ndings, schools should implement the
uniform as their identity. The government should also publish some kind of rule
which makes uniform compulsory for schools.
Taken from: Interlanguage: English for Senior
High School Students XI
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