Sample 2
Students Get Bored With School Uniform
“Why not wear the school uniform just one day a week? The same clothing makes me feel bored, ”a high school student complained. And other complaints about school uniform are concerned with simple coloring, boring designs and poor quality. Although there exist advantages for wearing school uniform such as making students feel proud of their school, building a spirit of teamwork among students and so on to me, the negative points carry more weight than positive.
To begin with, school uniform contributes more to formality than to building the sense of teamwork among students. School authorities should spare energy in upgrading school infrastructure, equipment as well as teaching quality, to achieve the goal of establishing a sound reputation. Some concrete steps can be taken to create a harmonious atmosphere at school to attract students instead of forcing them to accept a specific label. A better indication should be created to remind the students of the school’s honor and get them proud of the institution wherever they are. Therefore, it is the last thing in plan if students fail to have a sense of belonging and team spirit even wearing the same dress.
To make things worse, wearing dull school uniform deprives young people of the opportunity to unfold their specific properties. Teenagers in modern times possess a burning desire for individuality and uniqueness to differentiate themselves from their peers. As is said in the ancient wisdom, the way of dressing represents the personality of a man. Thus school uniform impedes the development of students’ individuality.
Worst of all, school uniform intensifies the family economic burden besides tuition and other charges of various sorts. With the quickening pace of economic development and inflation, it has become increasingly demanding to rear a child. In most cases, the annual expense on uniform is about 50 to 60 Yuan, a relatively low price which results in the unsatisfactory quality and design. For quite some families, it is still a burden on the finance. Under such paradoxical circumstances, why don’t school authorities abandon the practice of promoting uniforms?
School uniform is not facilitative to teamwork and school reputation. Instead, it dampens students’ individuality and creates further burden for poor families. Hence I’m firmly convinced that requirement of wearing school uniform will undergo a decline with higher awareness of self-respect and individuality.