Con Side Debate Summary
Devin Smith
12/22/14
Steven Boylan

This week for the week four learning team collaborative discussion the debate for the con side of the debate was discussed between Pamela Core and me. I started by saying how I felt about the con side and saying if I was con which means I would not want high school students to wear uniforms. My arguments would be that wearing uniforms, I could restrict students from their freedom of expression, meaning that students could loose their constitutional rights of speech and expression when entering the school doors. School uniforms promote everyone to be alike instead of promoting individuality meaning at a time when schools are encouraging an appreciation of diversity, enforcing standardized dress sends a contradictory message. Most public schools that has uniforms are place are in bad economic neighborhoods take away from the real issues at school. Meaning most public schools with uniform policies are in poor neighborhoods, emphasizing the class distinctions that uniforms were supposed to eliminate. Uniforms have an effect on self-image I believe when students have to wear the same outfits, rather than being allowed to select clothes that suit their body types, they can suffer embarrassment at school. Also students would rather not have uniforms. Pamela then began to explain her side and said that what I said is true. They are also very popular in private and Catholic Schools so the environment could be a perception of how the school addresses the issue. This can take away from individuality but also sets standards and guidelines for children to abide by. The importance of wearing the uniforms should be the value and the lesson that it teaches not the appearance of the child. Children that have to wear uniforms complain because it is something they are made to do. Most kids these days don't want to do