DEBATE WRITING ON SCHOOL UNIFORM

 

WELCOME TO BEST NOTES TUTORIALS

TODAY WE WILL PREPARE A DEBATE ON THE GIVEN TOPIC WHICH IS “THERE SHOULD BE NO DRESS CODE IN SCHOOLS”

 SPEECH FOR THE MOTION

A very good afternoon to eminent judges , teachers and my fellow friends.Today,I ,TANISHKHA RAWAT, from class IX A stand before you to support the motion of the house which is “THERE SHOULD BE NO DRESS CODE IN SCHOOLS”

Dear audience “Is there any connection of knowledge with attire?” The reputed coaching centers are not very strict about uniforms and yet every year we witness magnificent performances by youth in UPSE, NEET, NDA and many more, I ask ,where is the requirement of uniforms?

It’s said “we should practice that we preach” but do we pay heed to such great quotes of life. We talk intensely about our fundamental rights and school caters opportunity to teach about freedom of expression, but unfortunately at the school gate we violate the same as without a uniform we become some weird creature who doesn’t fit in the post that we hold with our qualifications.

Dear audience, Indian constitution highlights the importance of gender equality but it’s only in black and white , in schools where uniforms are specifically gendered (girls must wear skirts and boys must wear pants), transgendered, gender-fluid, and gender-nonconforming students can feel ostracized which results to the under-performance of the child.I would like to cite an example -Maddy of Mumbai, a 16-year-old transgendered boy, stated, “sitting in a blouse and skirt all day made me feel insanely anxious. I wasn’t taken seriously. …This is atrocious and damaging to a young person’s mental health; that uniform nearly destroyed me.” We sympathize with her but not the institutions.

I have heard my fellow friends saying bullying, body shaming, inequality can be erased by introducing uniforms but I firmly say “NO” it doesn’t, Enrollment at Washington High School in South Bend, IN, has declined 43% since the introduction of school uniforms in 2006; and a 2017 survey found that 82% of the current students opposed uniforms. In an interview students stated that they get distracted from studies when they have to be concerned about uniforms. 

It’s very disappointing but it’s a fact, the prime motive of uniform introduction is to mint money. The push for school uniforms is driven by commercial interests rather than educational ones. According to a research INDIANs spend around $1 billion on school uniforms every year. Retailer J.C. Penney Co. says school uniforms are “a huge, important business for us.”

Dear audience, at last I would like to quote Late satirist George Carlin here, “Don’t these schools do enough damage, making all these children think alike? Now they’re gonna get them to look alike, too?”

 By this I would like to end the case but not the cause, THANK YOU

SPEECH AGAINST THE MOTION

A warm and pleasant good afternoon to respected judges, teachers and my fellow friends, this is Ayesha Pariyar from class XI ,BI standing before you to put forward my contradictory views on today’s  topic that is,  “THERE SHOULD BE NO DRESS CODE IN THE SCHOOLS”

Dear audience, before I speak on  my topic, I have a question for all , have you seen an army officer in their uniform? Haven’t we all got motivated to achieve their status? the answer is yes, undoubtedly , we get enthused and motivated when we see an army personnel in uniform, I personally  feel a sense of pride when I see my mother in uniform who is an NCC officer but my feelings aren’t same when she is in casual dress, this is the charisma of uniform , and it’s applicable to all the institutions, I believe,in order to bring about a change in the world we need motivation which is catered by “UNIFORM” solely , friends , the quote “THE MOTIVATED SOUL CAN MOVE  MOUNTAINS”, is apt at this point.

Dear friends, the incident of January 2022,Karnataka, India is not forgotten by youth yet ,where a girl from particular community demanded to wear hijab in the school and the city of Karnataka along with other adjoining areas were set ablaze by the anti-social entities… another incident of a Punjabi youth in  Bangalore disturbed the peace of the place when he was not allowed to wear his religious turban in the class…to avoid all such sort of religious differences among people the role of “UNIFORM” becomes indispensible.

Dear audience ,parents send their beloved children in the school to learn in a safe ambience hence uniforms must be made compulsory for child’s safety in the modern world—School uniforms allow teachers and staff to quickly distinguish between students and strangers. These days, schools have to be especially vigilant about predators, and those who want to invade the schoolyard to take advantage of vulnerable students. Additionally, uniforms can also help teachers keep track of students on excursions and allow them to spot their students even in large crowds of people.

Dear friends, there is a huge fuss about uniforms being expensive but LET ME INFORMS YOU that if the rate of the uniform is not justified then its parents’ duty to ask for the explanation through RTI  or they can file case under Consumer protection act for deficiency of services and unfair trade practice.

Now I move to my next point..

When a child is in uniform it generates a sense of belongingness, pride and loyalty towards the school  such is the significance of uniforms in institutions, this very act encourages the attitude of working in a team that is reflected when they have to represent their school at inter-school events, clubs, sports and competitions, and when they learn the values like empathy,unity,co-operation the children are ready to lead their nation which brings laurel to the country.

At the end I would like to say “Uniform is an integrating factor in itself which cannot be ignored at any cost.” By this I rest my case but not he cause.THANK YOU.