Persuasive.Anne

“The possession of items is hardly ever the case when it comes to unexplained violence; the answer lies in the conflicted minds within.” The ongoing controversy of school uniforms and their affects on students seem never-ending, but the positive change we need isn’t hiding in the conformity of uniforms. While it may seem as though having students wear all the same thing will greatly reduce violence, other issues such as the the misunderstanding of others may influence students more than anyone would think. Uniforms in school is an atrocious idea because taking away a students individuality won’t solve any problems, other things influence a student’s behavior, and buying uniforms wastes money that could be used to provide younger generations with a better education. Nowadays, more and more is needed to have a successful future, therefore, we should be spending an extra money we have on education, not uniforms. For instance, a struggling parent who has sent her child to school may not have enough money to pay for classes and uniforms. As if tuition prices haven’t already gone up a great amount in the past few years, the money you save by not choosing uniforms can make a big difference for expensive college courses. In addition, if you have around 800 students in a school, and you decide to adopt the uniform policy, you would be throwing away a very large amount of money, to get at least two uniforms for each student. Clearly, money is a big issue in today’s society, and it should not be thrown away on uniforms. Taking away a student’s individuality won’t solve any problems either; At a young age the worst thing to do would be to make everybody the same in any way. In fact, the conformity of uniforms may make students feel odd, which would make them more prone to violence. They will need to find a way to stand out, or get some attention, and rebellious behavior would be the easiest option to help them get what they want. As you can see, making everyone wear the same thing will not help in the issure of violence. Many different things have been known to cause violence. For example, students may be insecure about themselves, and get rid of that insecurity by picking on others. This seems to be the main reason for this unexplainable behavior, so more should be done to prevent it. For instance, guidance counselors can do their best to help students to get along, and understand each other. Before we decide to take the risk of spending valuable money to solve this problem, we should try other methods, that would put a hole in the schools’ pockets’. In conclusion, there are many reasons why uniforms aren’t the best idea. Uniforms are a waste of money, for today’s demanding society. We shouldn’t take away a student’s individuality becasue everyone needs to be themself. Also, there are more things to violence than just choice of attire. After considering the many issues involved with uniforms, they are clearly not the best way to solve the problem of violence.