English School Uniforms

English School Uniforms

School uniform is an extremely debatable argument. Schools love it and

many pupils despise it. There are several good reasons both for and

against the wearing of uniform, some pupils say that the uniforms are

cold and irritating. They also feel that uniform limits their own

field of personal preference, as they find it hard to express their

individuality other than through what they wear. Although many pupils

would rather wear a clown suit than a uniform, it isn't just a plot by

school to make pupils freeze and dull. As not all pupils can afford

the latest fashions and brand names offered by the greedy, clothing

companies then uniform would make more sense, as it's relatively cheap

and smart.

One good point made by made by those in favour in uniform is that if

pupils didn't wear uniform, then they'd want to wear designer clothes

instead, which can be expensive and some families can ill afford

these. For example one designer outfit can cost around £150 and that's

just for one outfit. Most pupils would like to have a different outfit

for each day which increases the cost significantly. And the reality

is that not everyone has large sums of money to clothe their children

each year. If uniform wasn't compulsory then poorer families would be

forced to buy cheaper "Un-Branded" clothes. These "Un-Branded" clothes

are, counted as "Un-Cool" and "Un-Trendy" by most of today's youth,

this may lead to bulling of the unfortunate pupil not wearing the

latest fashion and brand names.

Another valid argument, mainly made by teachers and members of the

public in favour in uniform, is that if pupils do wear uniform then

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choose. An example of this could be by causing trouble in school. If

pupils are comfortable with what their wearing, then they might

concentrate more on their work, inside of being worried about how they

look.

To conclude there is no correct answer to the uniform debate. As there

are many good points to both sides of the argument. Personally I am

neither for nor against the wearing of uniform. I am in favour of a

compromise were pupils should be aloud to wear what they want but it

should be either black or white and shouldn't be branded. This lets

pupils express themselves as individuals but doesn't encourage

competition as brand names wouldn't be aloud. Pupils would still be

easily recognised as well because pupils would be either wearing black

or white, smart clothes.