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Dress codes for public schools

"I'm against school uniforms simply because a lack of school uniforms isn't what's causing all the problems. As George Carlin once said: "We don't have time for rational solutions."" School uniforms are being used as a solution for all school problems. How exactly is wearing a uniform going to stop teenagers from acting in appropriate, skip class, yell at teachers, smoke or drink? When you are forcing children and teens to all be the same they are going to retaliate in some way. Behavior does not come from someone's clothing. It comes from a person environment. Also, making students all wear the same clothes will teach them to be followers and not leaders. How are teens and children supposed to learn to be their own person and stand up for what they believe if they are forced to conform? All of these children will be scared to voice their opinion and go with the crowd. The costs of the school uniforms are much more expensive than just a polo and kakis. Most school uniforms are embroidered which add extra expenses onto them. Also, as children grow, new uniforms must be purchased. The main time children grow is between their elementary and middle school years. Additional alterations and even completely new uniforms would have to be purchased. You also mention how school uniforms take less time to pick out in the morning. That is true picking out clothes for school does take time when there are so many choices but it will not be any faster when someone forgets to wash their uniforms and now they are stuck rushing and late to classes. Students who are allowed to dress freely are able to choose from an array of clothes not just 2 or 3 set outfits. Teenagers do not want to listen to rules because they feel as if they are adults and should not have to take direction from anyone. They will find their way around wearing the uniforms or transferring them to make them more comfortable or flattering. Girls will cut their skirts and boys will untuck their shirts and there is no way of stopping this. Then the school will have to focus on mandating the teenagers about how to wear their uniforms and school policy. Time will be taken out of class to reprimand these students. Here is an example of these such teenagers: http://www.bravotv.com... Here is a group of teenagers all going to the top prep schools in NYC all requiring them to wear uniforms. These students all drink, smoke, party and sneak around. Obviously these uniforms have no effect on their behavior. If school is not about fashion then why is making all students look the same such a top priority? Maybe some students learn better and can focus when they are comfortable? How many people show up to take the SAT's or ACT's wearing a polo and kakis?
Dress codes for public schools

Here is an article in which it shows that teachers do label and the labeling theory is negative: http://voices.yahoo.com... One more note on this section labeling is another word for judgement which all people including teachers have this judgement can have a negative effect on students but if we make the students wear uniforms they will lessen the risk of being a victim of their teachers judging them. The clothes are not that expensive because they are just a pair of kakis and a polo t-shirt for boys and a skirt and polo shirt for girls too. The parents will just have to buy clothes for three days a week. For the whole year and the clothes will be good for a couple years so the parents will save money in the long run. Today we live in a society in which we are late or slow at getting ready in the morning. If the student has a designated uniform to wear they do not have to spend time searching for clothes at night or clothes in the morning and it will allow the student to either sleep a little bit early or make it to school on time. Also it is easier for the person getting the child ready for school in the morning. With the clothes already being knowledgeable of what they are going to wear to school the parent can prepare breakfast and lunches while the child is getting ready. http://www.educationworld.com... " and average attendance has reached an all-time high at nearly 95 percent." With the new school uniforms the students are making it to school on time at an extremely high percentage. Which will go back to what I was explaining about the student having more focus on the topics that are being presented in the school. Also when the entire school is in uniform together while wearing uniforms it shows their school spirit and pride and that can include a kid who is not athletic and can reach out toward the student to make him feel a part of something. "Many experts believe that when the entire student body is dressed in uniforms, they develop a stronger team mentality. When they are all dressed alike, their all-for-one-and-one-for-all comradery is boosted." (Michelle Kouzmine) With this new mentality the student has it is possible that if there is a socially awkward kid in the class he will feel as if he is on a team with someone and maybe that is just what he needs to break out of his shell. This uniform idea can boost new friendships and bonds with people that may have not been so close if the were not in unison. Also when the children feel like a team they will feel more comfortable participating in class, or working in groups and helping there fellow classmates out they will all achieve greatness together. Besides the kids that are in school are not in a fashion institute or are there to look like they are going out for an evening they are there for one purpose and that is to learn and them wearing uniforms will help them concentrate more on school work than on their clothes and other peoples fashion statement.
Dress codes for public schools

Here are some articles on how expensive school uniforms can be: http://news.bbc.co.uk... http://www.postzambia.com... http://crayzeechick.hubpages.com... Here you can read about three different situations where parents had a very difficult time paying for school uniforms. Obviously this is a major issue as to why school uniforms should not be made mandatory across the nation. When students are all forced to wear uniforms, they are all forced into conformity. None of the students have their own identity or way of self-expression in the school. This can lead to the students having difficulty in the future dealing with people who have different personal taste in appearance. School is a perfect time for children and teenagers to experiment with whom they are and form an identity. School uniforms would take that opportunity away from them and force them to do so later in life. It would be very hard to try to apply to college or get a job if you have no sense of identity to yourself. Also, school uniforms are not very comfortable. This is not the type of clothing children neither feel comfortable in nor should be wearing. Why should little boys be dressing up to look like corporate CEO's when going into a first grade classroom? Wearing uniforms would have children miss out on the opportunity to express themselves and lead a normal childhood. As, you mentioned above the Labeling Theory does come into play. Teachers defiantly favor students who dress appropriately and do their work in a timely fashion. But school is based on grades not on who the teacher favors. Just because a teenager has a shirt with a logo on it that the teacher does not like, she or he cannot give a lower grade to the student just because she or he doesn't like what they wear. If a student earns a grade they deserve it. If a teacher is basing their grade on what students wear I would have to question the type of education they would be receiving. Many schools today have dress codes that are enforced in schools. Students are not allowed to wear whatever they please. Schools have rules such as no tube tops, no short skirts and no t-shirts with in appropriate language on it. Students seem to agree to these rules because they are allowed to dress as they please and just follow the rules. By making them wear uniforms, the school district is taking away their right to dress as they see fit. If this does happen, student will want to rebel and act in deviant ways because they feel the need to get attention because they are all looked at as the same in school.
There should be more restrictions on violent video games

First of all, three of your four links are broken. Secondly, even if I believe you about your first point, which you haven't proven, should we restrict video games based on one study? When we talk about restrictions, we are talking about the people"s freedoms being restricted. We should have a lot of evidence before we think about doing that. Also, shouldn't it be the parents job to stop kids from playing video games. We already have laws in place to prevent minors from purchasing games, do we really need more? If a parent doesn't want their kids to play violent video games, then they won"t buy it. Why is it people think that the government needs to be parents? Parents should be parents. Lastly, many restrictions would be ineffective. Unless you totally ban violent video games, than any laws couldn't plausibly be enforced. It would be wrong to ban violent video games. That is taking away people"s rights. It would also be dumb to ban all violent video games in an attempt to stop minors from playing them. Should we ban alcohol completely because it can really screw kids up big time?
A Class in Creativity

While it's true that a lack of structure can be difficult for many students, this does not have to be the condition under which the assignments are given. Students could be asked to think of multiple uses for some commonplace object or creatively solve a particular problem, in addition to creating works of their own. In all these cases, there are definite criteria for determining how creative an idea is, such as novelty (is this idea different from ideas people have had before?) and non-triviality (is this not the type of idea that could easily occur to anyone?). Assignments that are definite enough to provide structure but open-ended enough to allow variation in the students' ideas can be graded on how well the students display the ideas such as novelty, non-triviality, etc. in their completion of the assignments. Simple exercises in heuristic thinking and finding connections between apparently unrelated ideas can help the students develop thought processes that lead to creative ideas. Students who work hard, as long as they're not simply reinventing the wheel or coloring the iPhone, will receive grades that reflect their hard work, and everyone who pays attention to the lessons will find it easier to generate and recognize creative ideas.
A Class in Creativity

Hmm... good point. However, in a class, one would be graded on their ability and the originality of their piece. I just don't think its okay to assign a grade to something someone has worked hard on, if they did, in fact, put effort and heart into it. All children are creative, but some are much more so than others. By promoting creativity in the classroom, some of the students will have the upper hand while the others will be at a loss as to what to do, and feel left out or overwhelmed by the projects or assignments and the lack of structure and guidelines.
Vending machines should be taken out of schools.

Yes, I agree with my opponent on that particular matter. But, even if you do not let them take money to school, he might start making deals with other students to get money someway. The vending machines are just ways for the company to earn money while feeding kids unhealthy snacks. If the vending machines were to stay, I would start a partition to put in healthier snacks. That way, kids can eat healthier.
Vending machines should be taken out of schools.

Sure I'll take this challenge. The school my son goes to has vending machines, and I don't mind if he has a snack or 2, or a coke to stay awake. It is not a problem for me. I am sure it is not a problem for a lot of parents. He makes his own money and he can spend it any way he wants to. If he can not learn how to manage his money now, he will be in a much worse situation in college when he is eligible for massive debt through credit cards. If I thought he had a health problem (obesity) and he couldn't resist abusing the snack machines, then I simply wouldn't allow him to take money to school. I would also have him on a sensible diet and show him how he can be happy eating sensibly. Simply taking the vending machines away is just asking for trouble later in his life when I won't be around and he can do whatever he wants to. Vending machines are everywhere, and there are even more places besides to get unhealthy food. I would be upset if his school removed the machines for the sake of appeasing a few parents and students that did not want to face a situation that involved responsibility. My son does not live in a sterile bubble, nor would I wish for him to. Stress and problems with the freedom to choose responsibly spurs growth and life coping skills. Incarcerating a child in a sterile environment prepares him for nothing. Anyway, I look forward to hearing my opponent's arguments for the banning of vending machines in schools.
Vending machines should be taken out of schools.

My Opponent now wishes to amend the resolution that only vending machines that do not have nutritional snacks should be removed. She has yet to contest my argument that incarcerating children in a sterile environment is counterproductive to personal growth. As I stated before, there a far more opportunities to acquire snacks from places other than vending machines outside of the school authority. Banning school vending machines does nothing to address this.
Original Sin

A. Original SinI. Biblical The Biblical account of Original Sin says that the Serpent tricked Adam and Eve into disobeying God. Sin is simply the disobedience of God's will and therefore, this was the first account of sin. Once the sin took place, man could never go back to their place of innocence in the world and thus was tarnished forever. Sin begot sin and men began to sin more frequently until it became a part of them.II. Evolution Evolution does not have to contradict the idea of Original Sin. Christians who adhere to the belief of evolution do so with the idea that God was the guiding force behind evolution. There could still be an Adam and Eve instance where the first anatomically modern humans went against the will of God and sinned. For there to be sin, there has to be the Original Sin, whether that be Biblical or evolutionary.B. Jesus and Sin As I pointed out, for there to be modern sin there must have been Original Sin in some form. Jesus did not just die for the idea of original sin but rather died for the forgiveness of ALL sins stemming all the way back from the original sin. Jesus died to cleanse all sins. Evolution, Adam and Eve etc have no bearing on the universally accepted fact in the Christian world that sin exists and that we need divine forgiveness from it. C. "Animal Sin" Simply put, animals do not sin. God created man to be in his image and since we are created in His image, with the ability to reason and tell Good from Evil we are held to a higher standard. Since we have been told by God what is good and what is not and we have the cognitive ability to decipher these commands we have the ability to violate them and therefore sin. In a similar way that secularists don't hold animals to modern human moral systems, neither do Christians expect animals to sin. Only humans were tarnished by Satan due to our elevated status as made in God's image. Therefore, the idea of Original Sin is steadfast and compatible with the Christian doctrine.
Original Sin

Help me out with this one! Original Sin spawns from Adams disobedience in the garden of Eden. This lets original sin "out of the box"??? Anyways, my understanding is that the central pillar to Christianity is that Jesus was sacrificed to "Put Original Sin Back in the Box"??? Tell me if I have it wrong... So here's the thing I, like most people accept Evolution as an explanation for human existence (Not Adam and Eve) In fact a good percentage of Christians accept evolution and still believe the resurrection myth! Where does Original Sin Come into Evolution and Why did Jesus have to die for it? One last question that has been pondering.. How is original sin different from base level animal "Sin"? (You know.. we suppress the animal urge to "sin" so we can nurture our civilization!) So unless my debate topic isn't clear, If you are a Christian that's had the same thoughts as me... how did you move past it? (Is faith truly your only tool?) or if you are a Christian fundamentalist that believes in a 5000 year old earth, feel free to accept my challenge!
do report cards show how smart someone is

"report cards do show that someone is smarter if the people included apply themselves equally." that the point exactly how can scan you say some one is smart or not if they don't aply them self. some people fell like work is a waste of time so they don't aply them self why they do or choose not to do it at all they don't have a good teacher is also a reason. they understand what the teacher is saying because they have an accent or they not good at explaining. "and your second point is not necessarily true if the two are in the same classes." that the point what if they aren't in the same class finally some teacher are nicer to other student than the are to other so they might give lesss work.
do report cards show how smart someone is

i don't feel that report cards show how smart you are because- 1.somepeople don't try hard during school 2.different teacher mean different types of grading so if one teacher grade different then another one person might have a better grade tom classwork 100pt 20 pecent of your grade homework 0pt 80 percent of your grade billy classwork 100pt 80 percent of your grade homework 0pt 20 percent of your grade
do report cards show how smart someone is

It doesn't matter whether they tried their best or not. I say that because if two people compare their scores from trying equally, the person with the higher score is the smartest. If you think that that is wrong because : report cards don't show your intelligence without a comparison - your title clearly asks whether report cards show how smart you are. But you did not say whether it shows that head on. It certainly shows your intelligence, if you take the right steps in order to understand that.
do report cards show how smart someone is

"I used the excuse that if you get two people that do try hard equally, then report cards are effective." No they are only effective in showing how he or she compare to each other but not how smart they are over all. because even though they try equally to each other that does not mean that they are trying their best. and from what i've seen there is not a lot of people who try their best during school. SORRY ABOUT MY GRAMMAR.
do report cards show how smart someone is

First of all, I would appreciate it if you spoke (typed) in a grammatically correct way. It is very confusing and somewhat hard to read. There were many points when I didn't understand you. But anyway, the whole question of the debate was whether report cards show how smart you are. You used the excuse that sometimes people don't try hard. I used the excuse that if you get two people that do try hard equally, then report cards are effective. So, based on the question, we are both correct- if the circumstances are on either of our sides.
People should vote on issues and not candidates

I believe that the new system would be preferable to the one we currently have for a few reasons:1. No voting based on superficial aspects of the candidatesThis new system would prevent people from voting for a candidate without taking their policy positions into consideration or at least not putting them as a top priority. 2. Candidates forced to take positionsNo longer would we have wishy-washy candidates who never take a solid stance. This system would require candidates to elaborate a stance, pro or con, on a given issue.3. No more two-party systemThis new system would allow a more wide variety of parties to participate in the electoral process, allowing voters' views to be represented more specifically and therefore more accurately. 4. Less money involved in electionsThis new system would make it much more difficult for special interests to have their way, since advertising on behalf of candidates would be futile. Instead, they would have to advertise on behalf of specific policy positions, which would actually open up an arena of discussion around the issue which would be beneficial to the system.
People should vote on issues and not candidates

The premise we will be debating is this:Instead of voters choosing between candidates for a particular position, voters would vote on a variety of issues on their ballot (similar to the "Big Issues" section of a Debate.org profile). Each candidate would then choose a stance on each of the same issues. Each ballot would then be counted for the candidate that matched the voter's selections most closely. Some mechanism for indicating issue importance could be added as well.Pro (me) will be arguing that this would be an improvement over what we have today in the United States, with voters voting for candidates directly.Con will be arguing that this would not be an improvement over what we have today in the United States.Con may start in Round 1 or use it for acceptance. Note: This is not a debate on representative democracy versus direct democracy. Read the premise above.