In unit 3 we are dealing with school and subjects. A quite common debate when talking about school is the use of uniforms. We don't wear uniforms at Norba school, but what do you think about them. Here you have some pros and cons of using them:
PROS:
-School uniforms save parents money.
-School uniforms save time. Kids don't have to make up their minds on what to wear every morning.
-Kids whose parents can't buy them the newest fad would not be embarrassed or harassed because of their clothes.
-Kids aren't valued by their economic status.
-School uniforms prevent gangs which use clothes to identify themselves.
-Uniforms make it easy to identify kids who belong in the school and those that don't.
CONS:
-School uniforms are expensive and have no use outside of school.
-School uniforms cut down on students' individuality.
-School uniforms make it impossible to identify missing teenagers, offenders, etc.
-Uniforms teach children that in order to get along everyone must conform to the same standards.
-Children will still ask for designer labels for outside of school clothing. (Uniforms will not make this issue go away.)
-A school uniform policy inhibits a student's freedom of choice.
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