subject: Why Schools Should Be Encouraged To Require Student Uniforms [print this page] Some private schools insist that the students strictly adhere to uniform prescribed by the school. This obviously has very many advantages, which is the reason why schools insist on the same. Like how parents wear work cloths, children wear uniforms. It makes them serious towards their education and schooling.
Studies have found that with school uniform, infighting between students reduces a lot. There is no case for proving one-man ship with the kind of trendy cloths where everyone wears uniforms.
Students who attend the schools may not come from the same background. While some can afford to buy trendy clothes, there may be those who cannot and some may not be able to buy clothes at all, in which case the superiority and inferiority complexes amongst such groups often lead to fights and squabbles.
It has been observed that wherever gang wars and group clashes existed in schools, with uniforms introduction, such fights have reduced significantly.
When children wear uniform to school, they are seen by the public and are recognized easily. In any event of a problem arising out of their behavior, students know very well that their school's reputation gets tarnished and this is the last thing that a student would want for his school. Therefore uniform deters them from doing wrong things and ensures they tow the line.
Children can get caught up in following trends and showing off on the campus with catwalks etc. With uniform system, the children are able to avoid such distractions and focus on their studies. There is less of distraction for others who watch the fashion makers too.
One of the most beneficial aspects of school uniform for parents is that it helps them cut down on expenses on clothes. Just by investing on a few pairs in the beginning of the year, they can forget spending money for the rest of the year.
Children spend quite a lot of time in dressing up and getting ready for school everyday. But with uniform, they do not spend so much of time and can be dressed within a few minutes. Once they grow out of their uniforms, they can give away to their brothers and sisters who are in the lower classes without wasting them.
