Dress codes for public schools

In my argument I never said that students will all together stop smoking, drinking, cutting class and yell at teachers. What I meant was theses risks will go down. Which is where the labeling theory comes into place is if we can introduce young students to have uniforms, the teacher will be less likely to judge the students based on appearance. Lets be honest if you are a teacher or not human beings have a tendency to judge other individuals based on there appearance. Also my theory about giving students uniforms at young age will create a friendly environment which will make them feel a little more positive at school. If students at a young age had a traumatic experience with a teacher their thirst for learning will diminish and that will cause the student to react recklessly in class. But if the student is in a positive environment he or she will feel better at school and will learn to be respectful in the classroom situation. Which is why if the students wear uniforms the risk of teachers judging the students will be lowered. http://www.guardian.co.uk... Here in this article, (if you scroll down a little bit you will see a chart) In this chart it explains the schools that are all above the United States and some schools below it. http://www.korea4u.org... In that article it shows that the South Korean schools all wear school uniforms, " usually distinguishable by the uniforms their students wear" South Korea according to the chart I provided wear uniforms to school and although I will admit to you that Korea's school programs are intense a uniform maybe a factor of their performance. When you were a little kid, who did you look up too? Usually it would be one of your parents. And when you woke up in the morning you would see them leave the house dressed up nicely in a professional manner. If we give this uniform dress code we can make the kids feel as if they have a job like their mom or dad. This will be important because it will give the child a sense of responsibility and he or she would show great progress in their school work because they would want to amount to the greatness they see in their parents. Also giving the students a uniform will make them feel as if school is a job which it is and will make them want to be grown up. And children always want to be seen or try an act as if they are adults. http://www.schoolsecurity.org... In the article above it speaks about a safety issue which I have spoken about before "1. Reducing conflict stemming from socio-economic status, i.e., conflicts stemming from comments and personal attacks about who has better clothing and so on. 2. Reducing ways in which gang members can identify themselves which, in essence, is a form of intimidation and creates fear. 3. Reduces the risk of students being robbed to and from school, or for that matter in school, of expensive clothing, jewelry, etc. 4. In the case of uniforms, could help school administrators identify non-students, trespassers, and other visitors in the hallways who stand out in the crowd." Number 2 is the most important one if the gang members can not identify themselves by showing their colors they will not be able to sell their gang to other innocent individuals which the reason school should make uniforms mandatory is to see scores and discipline go up and violence to drop.