School Uniforms: A Threat To Individuality And Freedom
Robert Paul Reyes
March 05, 2006
High school is "reading, riting and rithmetic", but it's also a time when teenagers explore their interests and express their individuality in a number of ways.
It was in high school that I developed my love of reading and writing. English Literature 101 was my entry into a world of words that now finds expression in editorials that have been published far and wide.
In high school I expressed my individuality through the clothes I wore, my uniform was a pair of creased Levis, Converse All Stars and a T-Shirt. This was by no means the standard uniform at my school --stoners, jocks, nerds and preps all had their own mode of dress.
If you want to destroy the most remarkable feature of high school -- stamp out individuality. Unfortunately, the Lynchburg school system is doing just that, it's considering implementing school uniforms at 13 of the city's schools.
In high school we are preparing our children for the real world, in the real world everyone doesn't wear the same uniform. In the real world, every day, you have to decide what clothes to put on, what image you want to project.
We should have enough respect and faith in our kids to give them the freedom to dress like they want to, within limits of course. Our schools already have a dress code, there is no need for school uniforms.
If your child has a penchant for crazy attire that it way outside of the norm, it may reflect deep-seated problems that won't go away by forcing him to wear a uniform like a proper English school boy.
When I drive by E. C. Glass, when school is letting out, I see some kids dressed in jeans, some wearing athletic gear and others looking real preppy. I look at this diversity of dress, and I see the strength of our democracy.
It would be a real Stepford nightmare, if our youngsters were forced to wear school uniforms. We don't want to create clones who look alike and think alike, we want to encourage kids to be themselves, to express their individuality by the way they dress and by the ideas they come up with that will make this world a better place.
Parents and school kids who treasure individuality and freedom should let the school board know that they will not tolerate school uniforms.
It was in high school that I developed my love of reading and writing. English Literature 101 was my entry into a world of words that now finds expression in editorials that have been published far and wide.
In high school I expressed my individuality through the clothes I wore, my uniform was a pair of creased Levis, Converse All Stars and a T-Shirt. This was by no means the standard uniform at my school --stoners, jocks, nerds and preps all had their own mode of dress.
If you want to destroy the most remarkable feature of high school -- stamp out individuality. Unfortunately, the Lynchburg school system is doing just that, it's considering implementing school uniforms at 13 of the city's schools.
In high school we are preparing our children for the real world, in the real world everyone doesn't wear the same uniform. In the real world, every day, you have to decide what clothes to put on, what image you want to project.
We should have enough respect and faith in our kids to give them the freedom to dress like they want to, within limits of course. Our schools already have a dress code, there is no need for school uniforms.
If your child has a penchant for crazy attire that it way outside of the norm, it may reflect deep-seated problems that won't go away by forcing him to wear a uniform like a proper English school boy.
When I drive by E. C. Glass, when school is letting out, I see some kids dressed in jeans, some wearing athletic gear and others looking real preppy. I look at this diversity of dress, and I see the strength of our democracy.
It would be a real Stepford nightmare, if our youngsters were forced to wear school uniforms. We don't want to create clones who look alike and think alike, we want to encourage kids to be themselves, to express their individuality by the way they dress and by the ideas they come up with that will make this world a better place.
Parents and school kids who treasure individuality and freedom should let the school board know that they will not tolerate school uniforms.
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