Uniforms: psychology.If choosing what to wear to school is the choicest part of your morning, this news may blacken black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. your mood: Strict dress codes are a hot new trend in public schools. Twenty states now experiment with uniform policies. The idea: Uniforms create a sense of school unity and elicit e·lic·it tr.v. e·lic·it·ed, e·lic·it·ing, e·lic·its 1. a. To bring or draw out (something latent); educe. b. To arrive at (a truth, for example) by logic. 2. a range of positive changes, from improved student behavior to higher test scores. But those opposed to school uniforms argue that mandatory dress codes violate student rights, stifle individuality individuality, n collective characteristics or traits that distinguish one person or thing from all others. , and prove a financial burden to some families. In a recent USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. survey of 218,350 teens, 83 percent gave thumbs down to uniforms. WHAT DO YOU THINK? |
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