Censorship of personailty
You've almost all had it happen to you unless you grew up with a silver spoon in your mouth. You go to school and something you are wearing, whether it be a hooters t-shirt or an awesome band logo; A teacher goes up to you and claims it's gang related or says it's inapropriate. What schools mask this as is purging of the negative influences in the classroom, which I think is one of lifes biggest lies. Its a biased discrimination against something that offends a singular person, the authority figure is most always the so called victim.
And then comes uniforms, a crutch many PUBLIC schools are implimenting. What it is again is a vague lie to keep an angry staff member from blowing up at their uncomfortable job because they become disgusted at superior complexes of individual students. Not only that, It's used as a crutch for the students. keeping them from dealing from the harsh reality of life, that you WILL be judged by your appearance and your income. Im not saying this is right, but if school is practice for the future, we're dooming the youth of this nation. We're not being given the tools we need to put up with life when it comes time for us to go out into the real world.
Now i'm not saying that the blame is always on the teachers and staff. For this matter it stands that some student are ignorant and abuse the privilages they're given. But does that mean that our personalities and idividualities should be burned at the stake for the sake of unruly students? Education is the main purpose of school might be a rubuttal to this whole argument, but without the emotional stability and the confidence in ourselves education will mean nothing because we will lack the tonacity to use it.
What your opinion is, thats your business. But I didnt write this to please, but to inform....
And then comes uniforms, a crutch many PUBLIC schools are implimenting. What it is again is a vague lie to keep an angry staff member from blowing up at their uncomfortable job because they become disgusted at superior complexes of individual students. Not only that, It's used as a crutch for the students. keeping them from dealing from the harsh reality of life, that you WILL be judged by your appearance and your income. Im not saying this is right, but if school is practice for the future, we're dooming the youth of this nation. We're not being given the tools we need to put up with life when it comes time for us to go out into the real world.
Now i'm not saying that the blame is always on the teachers and staff. For this matter it stands that some student are ignorant and abuse the privilages they're given. But does that mean that our personalities and idividualities should be burned at the stake for the sake of unruly students? Education is the main purpose of school might be a rubuttal to this whole argument, but without the emotional stability and the confidence in ourselves education will mean nothing because we will lack the tonacity to use it.
What your opinion is, thats your business. But I didnt write this to please, but to inform....
Actually, there are uniforms in the real world. :lol:
Jobs, remember? Good blog, black bear.
nimrodidiot, August 3rd, 2008 at 09:53:11am
Now people, Im so thankful your your comments but you have to realise, I live in public housing in a very bad part of town, so im very aware of social pros and cons of uniforms, but its like I said, there arent uniforms in the real world.
BillyisaBitch, August 3rd, 2008 at 09:32:36am
Our school was actually really strict, but strict in a good way. Unlike some schools in our area, our uniform was actually nice. We had a dark pants, dark shoes, dark jumper with our crest on it and a white shirt - It was really nice.
I always think there's something nice about seeing a couple of girls or boys dressed in a neat uniform out representing their school.
Ferb, August 3rd, 2008 at 08:40:59am
My school does not have uniforms, and I did not like them when I had to wear them in elementary school. There are pros and cons to uniforms but I'd rather not have them.
As Skippy said, they cost money and are usually incredibly ugly (my best friend goes
to another school and she has to wear forest green with tan... she looks like a damn
tree). I do think a dress code is a good thing though because we don't want little 6th
graders wearing halter tops and booty shorts, now do we? I don't know about other
schools, but at mine we can't wear more than one article of red and/or blue clothing
at a time, due to gangs. I think that rule is a little stuid but in my area there is a lot of
gang activity also and I think it's also a good code.
A reason I do like uniforms, as I agree with Ferb, is that some kids (this is very true
in my area) are not as wealthy as the others, meaning they get hand-me-downs of
clothes instead of a brand new trend and a whole new closet every season. Since
my school is in a slightly nicer neighborhood, a lot of kids shop wherever and get
pretty much anything they want, but there are others who are less fortunate and
rarely get to shop for new clothes unless it's on the clearance rack.
I do not like uniforms, however, because a lot of people (including me) express who
they are by what they wear. They don't all wear the same thing as their friends, or
go with the trend, etc. A lot of people take pride in what they wear. And it can also
be worse for poor families. They will have to buy a new set of clothing for their kid
even if they don't have the money for it.
okay i have no idea what i'm talking about anymore :'D
glitch killgasm., August 3rd, 2008 at 06:23:30am
Ferb said that uniforms prevent bullying. I'm not sure if I can agree. Maybe because bullying people for their clothes is quite odd, at least where I live, Sweden. (perhaps it's more common in other countries.) There are, unfortunately, people who'll get called jerks, nerds etc. But I don't think putting a uniform on would help them. There'd still be, like, "oh the uniform looks horrible on you!" instead of "your shirt is horrible". And the bullies maybe'd find another way around; starting to sift people's hair or make up. Of course we need to prevent bullying, but I just don't think uniforms are the way.
Wearing your own clothes is a way of expressing yourself which is extremely important in your teenage years. You want everyone to know where you stand. I think it's insulting to take away the freedom of chosing your own clothes. If all students all around the world would have school uniforms, soon everyone on this planet would have to wear them. This is in a way kinda similiar to the banning of emo style in Russia; where's the border between emo and let's say scene? If everything goes on like this - making people look all the same - all borders will be gone in a few years. We're all gonna wear a uniform.
good blog.
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Lissie!, August 3rd, 2008 at 04:14:25am
I don't know what's so necessary about uniforms anyway. They cost money, most of them look gross, plus some schools don't have to wear them at all. Lame. But whatever.
Skippy., August 3rd, 2008 at 02:38:05am
i go to a public school and i've written letters about this subject.i totally agree with you. also,school uniforms crush expression,and we DO have the right to express ourselves. the school system is just a bunch of a$s trying to change people for reason. they teach us stuff that me may never use in the real world. and if you go to public schools they take away your rights. they are just full of bullsh*t. great blog
CanYouFeelIt, August 2nd, 2008 at 07:47:25pm
I think uniforms are important for many reasons.
They prevent bullying. Like you stated, some people are cruel and give some kids a terrible time because of their clothing.
It prevents the preassure of having to deal with fashion and the newest trends. Not everyone has money to throw about on the newest band t-shirt or blouse.
It also looks nice when a class group is out together and they can be identified. Uniforms just look neat, I think.
I think what you said about the negative influence in the class.. regarding certain clothing, I think that's for the most part true. I know personally, I wouldn't want to wear a t-shirt in a class where it might offend someone, just like I wouldn't like someone to wear something that would offend me.
but if school is practice for the future, we're dooming the youth of this nation. We're not being giving the tools we need to put up with life when it comes time for us to go out into the real world.
I don't agree with this at all. School has prepared me for reality. Taking a school rule as an example: We had to be in class for 8:45. Well, this does prepare for reality, especially in the work place. You have to be into work on time otherwise you will get docked money and risk the chance of being fired. A lot of work places require uniforms, and while schools may entertain you when you complain about uniforms, a work place certainly won't. You don't like their uniform, to them, you can f*ck off and find work elsewhere. When it comes to teachers, if you have a horrible teacher in school, I think that's even better because it prepares you for the personality of reality. Not everyone is nice and hands you flowers, people are mean
Even though I don't agree with this blog, I like it. It's nice to express your views.
:D
Ferb, August 2nd, 2008 at 07:14:52pm