Should Students Wear Uniforms

張貼日期：Jun 14, 2010 4:47:29 AM

Should Students Wear Uniforms

Lynn Chang

     Since Japanese colonial rule, students have to wear school uniforms to the school. This rule still exists in Taiwan, but in some western countries students don’t have to wear uniforms. Recently, some people argued if students should wear uniform or not. In my opinion, the rule that forces students to wear school uniforms should be abolished, because students have right to make their own decisions on what to wear to school.

     Some people said that wearing uniforms can prevent students from comparing what they dress and avoid poor students’ feeling inferior. Actually, there is no difference between the clothes the rich students and the poor students wear. Some poor students still can wear very clean and comfortable clothes as rich students when they are not in the school. On the contrary, most of the time we see rich students wear clean and fit uniforms in the school. But poor students wear oversize or exuded yellow uniforms because they don’t have enough money to buy a new one.

     People insist that wearing uniforms can prevent students from getting distracted and they can concentrate on their study. I admit that wearing uniforms can save time; students don’t need to think about their daily wear. But in fact, there are too many distractions in our life, just like television, online games, etc. And students always try to alter their uniforms, adding adornment on it or not tucking the shirt in the pants. They try to create their own style on their looks. The government encourages students to cultivate their own thinking and creativity, but restrict students’ creativity on their appearances. In fact, learning how to wear right clothes in different occasions is important. Students can learn it from their classmates, and teachers or parents can instruct them to choose proper clothes.

     I agree that wearing uniforms makes it easy for us to recognize and identify students. But the fact is school bully is still very serious and gangsters also spread in the schools. The government should strengthen the safety of schools by policy, like adding polices patrolling the schools to prevent crime, not just by asking students to wear monotonous, dull uniforms.

     To sum up, although most schools still ask their students to wear uniforms, this rule can be changed or abolished. I think wearing uniforms should be abolished, because students should be respected and given the right to deal with what they wear.