my beautiful persuasive essay

Yes. It is beautiful. Five minutes of my hard work and time, and the person who was supposed to peer-edit it didn't do anything yet. D= (i didn't choose the topic) BTW, sorry for not posting yesterday =(

Imagine a world where everyone is the same, where people’s differences aren’t appreciated, let alone acknowledged. This is what the world would become is we forced our children to wear uniforms to school every day. School uniforms aren’t a good idea because they cost too much, prevent kids from expressing themselves, and send the message that differences are bad and should be hidden.

To begin with, parents are paying through the nose for their children’s uniforms. NOLA.com says that plaid, a common uniform pattern, has to be ordered six months in advance. One set of uniforms for girls (blazer, skirt, vest, shoes) can cost up to $250, according to Peter Houghton. Most parents buy more than one set in case they get damaged or lost.

Also, uniforms decrease individuality. Debate.org points out that by forcing girls to wear skirts, schools with uniforms are actually promoting sexist ideas, which no self-respecting school should be doing. There are enough rules at school that prevent you from freely expressing yourself, so why add one more?

There’s yet another negative lesson that uniforms teach students: it’s not okay to be different from your peers. Peter Houghton states that by making everyone dress the same, uniforms teach children that the best way to deal with differences is to hide them from others. Imagine what these children will act like when they’re grown up, shunning everyone who’s not like them in some way.

You’re probably thinking that uniforms are actually a good idea because they keep students from judging each other based on appearances. Actually, this isn’t true. Students can still form cliques and exclude others based on several things, like speaking style, ethnicity, and grades. If a group of students are desperate enough (which they often are), nothing will be able to stop them from bullying their peers.

Overall, uniforms shouldn’t be used in any decent school. They are ridiculously expensive, suppress children’s natural desire to express themselves through appearance, and don’t properly teach them how to deal with people who are different from them. By enforcing uniforms in 23 percent of American schools (according to educationbug.org), we’re doing more harm than good for our children.