Hannah+Brodt

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http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/umiforms

I think our school should be non-unifroms. I think a lot more kids might enjoy school if we could dress a certain way. We should be able to express our feelings and our originality. There should be some rules. Examples are no tangtops, no really short skirts or shorts, and a limited amount of skin that shows. Kids want to be able to wear their own clothes that lets them feel good. If we changed our uniforms to non-umiforms then maybe more kids would come to this school. Also the kids that already go to this school might like to come to school. And if one person abuses the rules about this then that person shouldn't be able to use the privalage, Not the whole school ! Thank You www.uh.edu/econpapers/RePEc/hou/wpaper/2009-03.pdf However, the eﬀects of these uniforms on students is unclear. Proponents of uniforms have argued that they reduce victimization of students, allow administrators and faculty to diﬀerentiate students from trespassers, encourage positive attitudes in students, reduce bad behavior, and improve attendance. On the other hand, opponents argue that uniforms restrict students’ rights and impose ﬁnancial hardships on low-income families (Brunsma and Rockquemore, 1998). Rather than look directly at outcomes of students who wear uniforms, Wade and Staﬀord (2003) study how uniforms aﬀect students’ perceptions of themselves and of their peers. They ﬁnd that students’ score lower on assessments of their self-worth in uniform schools. This leaves open the possibility that uniforms can actually be detrimental to students by reducing their self-esteem although, since they look at a cross-section, the concerns about bias raised above remain. In the early 1990’s schools in LUSD-SW began to require uniforms. Each school was permitted to decide on its own whether or not and when to adopt uniforms. Since our data covers time periods before and after uniform adoption for many schools we are able to utilize a combination of student ﬁxed-eﬀects, school ﬁxed- eﬀects, and school-speciﬁc time trends to identify the eﬀect of uniforms on student outcomes. We ﬁnd that uniforms appear to have little eﬀect on test scores, attendance, or disciplinary infractions for elementary (grades 1 - 5) students. For middle and high school (grades 6 - 12) students, we ﬁnd improvement in language scores but not math or reading. We also ﬁnd improvements in attendance rates. These eﬀects both primarily occur in female students. Disciplinary infractions increase, but it is unclear whether this is due to the uniforms themselves, uniform violations, or increased enforcement. Thus, overall it appears that uniforms have a small but positive impact on student outcomes in higher grades.
 * Summary**: A school petition against school uniforms and the reasons students would enjoy school more if they didn't wear uniforms.
 * Summary**: The effects of uniforms in unclear. The reasons against uniforms, are stronger than reasons for.
 * Summary**: Low self esteem in uniforms and lower scores on assessments of their self worth in uniform schools.
 * Summary**: Uniforms cannot be proven to improve academic achievement. Disciplinary infractions increase but it may be because of uniforms themselves or increased violations.

student.maxwell.syr.edu/ryyeung/uniform.doc Kohn (1998, p. 9) takes a different approach. His opposition is not based on the efficacy or legality of uniform policies, but in the philosophical implications. “Overlooked is the more substantive argument,” writes Kohn, “that kids don’t learn much of value in an environment where they are excluded from decision making.” If Kohn’s thesis is correct, uniforms may actually undermine the goal they are trying to achieve.
 * Summary**: Decision making is not available for students that wear uniforms.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/94976/selfesteem_sense_of_security_and_school.html Self-esteem is defined as the value each of us places on our own characteristics, abilities, and behaviors (Slavin, 2003, p.82). Having positive self-esteem is important to pupils because self-esteem can have an effect on their ability to learn. If a student does not think they are capable of learning something it can impede their academic progress. There are, however, strategies that instructors can use to promote positive self-esteem in their students.
 * Summary**: Self Esteem and how it is positive to have alot of it

http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/99.php
 * Summary**: An experiment proving how self confidence can increase performance.

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