UNIFORM

            Saipan International School is a small school that I attend.  It is located on Saipan, a small island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  Currently there are no uniforms for my school but it is a controversial topic.  Some people want the school to get uniforms because they can’t afford their own clothes. Some people do not want it because they want to be free.

            I want my school to stay the way it is, no uniforms.  The reason I want it this way is because I believe that all students have individuality.  Each student has his or her own life and a choice in which clothes to wear.  When I see schools with all the students wearing same clothes makes me feel like they are trapped in the school.  On the other hand, when I see schools that have students with different styles and colors, they look more happy and free. 

            Schools exist to educate, not to stop students from expressing themselves.  Uniforms do not have any effect on studying so therefore has no meaning.  Would having uniforms make students smart?  If the answer is no, it shows that there is no need for uniforms. 

            People say that a school needs uniforms to unite its students together and possibly argue that it will bring up their studies.  I think this appeal is stupid because clothes do not bring people together.  I think that people can unite together while wearing their own clothes because people don’t unite based on appearance but based on personality.  If two or more people like each other’s personality and want to be friends or make a group or a club, I think it is perfectly possible, without uniforms.

            Another reason why uniforms should not exist is because it actually disturbs studying.  While studying, if a student feels uncomfortable in his or her clothes, it will affect his or her concentration.  The uniforms I have seen so far all looked uncomfortable.  They are uncomfortable because the school needs the students to look nice.  Some schools actually have a tie included in the uniform and wants the students to wear to for the whole school day.  When studying, students need to wear comfortable clothes that does not disturb their concentration.  The most comfortable clothes is, of course, his or her own clothes.  There is no clothes that are more comfortable than his or her own clothes.

            Our school is like the last school that should have uniforms because our school is an international school that consists of students from many different races and cultures.  All the students in our school have different homes, different skin color, different accents, and many more.  It is the center of diversity. This colorful diversity is what represents our school.  If our school got uniforms, it would be destroying what it stands for.