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Uniforms at School!

I would like to thank my opponent for his response! "Then the bullies would likely find a new thing to give them shame about. How do we know it wouldn't be a worse thing? And what about weekends?" Or maybe bullies will just decide to leave the poor kid alone. This is definitely a possibility. Unless a bully knows where somebody lives, he cannot bully him/her over the weekends. And on the weekends, the bullied kid can just hide in his house. Bullies don't purposefully go to other people's houses to bully them. They usually do it at school or over the Internet. "This directly shows that on weekends, the bullies are able to bully the students who wear odd clothing. In fact, by doing this you are increasing the bulling because you have just encouraged the bullies to find a new flaw in that student." How? Bullies don't enter other people's houses to see what the person is wearing. This would just get the bully into jail. This argument makes no sense. "I fail to find this a better way to ensure equality." Uniforms do help ensure equality. Kids are more equal compared to each other if they wear the same clothes. "Not even a shred of evidence is shown to assert that students stand in front of a mirror for half of an hour every morning." Unfortunately, it would be very difficult for me to give a reliable source to prove this. However I think we can all assume that there are some (a minority) of people who care deeply about how they look. If this were untrue, then people wouldn't be wasting thousands of dollars on shopping for clothes. "Even if we assumed his argument is complete, students would still feel rather ridiculous in uniforms." How would you know if students would feel ridiculous in uniforms? Where in your sources does it say this? "There are different ways to respect your school. I can respect America, but I do not have to wear a giant flag every day to prove it. Why would it be wrong for a student to show respect in another way, or have a neutral viewpoint on the school?" Respect for America is shown in schools not by making the students wear giant flags, but by making them say the Pledge of Allegiance. You show respect for America when saying the Pledge of Allegiance. "The real major problem with this though is the average cost of a uniform is $249. Remember, this is being added on to regular clothing costs and expenses." And if you wore one or two uniforms a week then this would likely be cheaper than wearing 5 different outfits a week. One pair of shoes cost around 40 dollars (average) in America[1]. One pair of expensive shoes can cost up to $100. Besides this, there are many students who prefer to wear different shoes every weak. The cost of a uniform is not greater. And if a law was to be put into place that all students should be required to wear uniforms, it is likely that the government will pay those fees. After all, in order for this law to work, all students would have to wear uniforms and there are some families who cannot afford this clothes. "Pro is saying students will not wear uniforms when the week ends. We will obviously need more clothing for that student." I never said that. I said that students could wear whatever they want to on the weekends. If they chose to wear uniforms during the weekend then it is up to them. "Why would students be more compelled to wear a uniform than they would to follow the dress code?" If this was how they were taught from the very beginning (elementary school) then yes, students would wear the uniforms. Dress code wouldn't be a problem if there were uniforms. "Where in your sources does it say this [students would focus more on school work]?" Students often talk about clothes and where they shopped over the weekends. And students often talk during class. Do I really need sources to prove this? "Students do not wear 7 outfits per a day my friend. With a uniform however, a student would be forced to wash at the very minimum once every other day. Which would be a big waste, considering they would have little to wash." Yes many students do wear 7 outfits a day. There are even those who take 20 minute showers every day. "My only rebuttal to this is that often times those are more wealthy schools if they have uniforms. Private schools for example. Could you determine somehow in what schools this was conducted in? In may just be a different curriculum, or rather a false cause." Studies have shown that students who wear uniforms succeed more than those who do not. I myself am not sure how this is possible but this is what studies have shown. However your response to my argument is not good enough. The link I posted in the previous round says that this happened in public schools. "He does not present a rebuttal on how it is justified. The argument stands." I was simply stating my position. And I'm not sure what exactly my opponent's position is here. I ask for clarification. "Uniforms tend to cause more harm than good, as shown in arguments. Vote Con." Sorry but you haven't done that. You haven't really shown how uniforms cause more harm than good. Also, this isn't the last round yet. Conclusion: I have shown how students benefit from uniforms. Uniforms help to ensure equality and success for students. My opponent did a good job responding to my arguments but some of my arguments still stand. Sources: http://www.statista.com...