Nama : Fath Esa Prasanti Kusuma

Nomor : 09
Kelas : XII MIPA 1
WEARING UNIFORMS OR NOT
School uniforms are uniforms worn by parents primarily for a school or otherwise
educational institution. In Indonesia, school uniforms tell many things such as students' grade
level and school or institution. In elementary school level for instance, students are asked to
wear red-white uniforms; while junior high school students are asked to wear 'blue-white'
uniforms; and for senior high school, students are asked to wear 'blue sky-white' uniforms.
Except those formal-uniforms, there are others such as scout uniforms and school or
institutional uniforms. School uniforms become a debate issue among parents nowadays.
Some of them think that school uniforms are necessary, while others think that they are not.
Some parents believe that school uniforms will make such good advantages to their
children while learning at school. First, school uniforms can keep students focused on their
education, not their clothes. Students will not concern on clothes color, clothes style, or
clothes brand, if they wear same school uniforms. Second, school uniforms may improve
attendance and discipline. It is because school uniforms make getting ready for school easier,
which can improve punctuality. When uniforms are mandatory, parents and students do not
spend time choosing appropriate outfits for the school day. The last, school uniforms are a
symbol that every student is equal in getting same education. School uniforms will not
differentiate whether the students are rich or not and students economic or social class.
In other hand, school uniforms can affect negatively on students psychology and
performance in learning at school. First, as repetition can lead to boredom, children can get
frustrated of wearing same thing to school every day. Second, school uniforms restrict
students' freedom of expression. Students cant express themselves through clothes they
wear. Then, some students also find uniforms less comfortable than their regular clothes,
which may not be conducive to learning. The last, school uniforms in public schools
undermine the promise of a free education by imposing an extra expense on families. Parents
already pay taxes, and they still need to buy regular clothes for their children to wear when
they are out of school and for dress-down days.
We can conclude that school uniforms remain important of the students forsakes.
Students will be discipline and will focus more on learning. School uniforms also will show
them that they are equal in learning. However, to cover the disadvantages of school uniforms,
allow the students to wear or use some accessories as long as they are not break the
regulation and use two kinds of school uniforms only; the formal school uniforms and scout
uniforms. It is because extra school or institutional uniforms will require extra money from
parents.