'Reforming High Schools'

'Schools in the United States lease to be domesticizeed. In the article allows rattling Reform our Schools, by Anita Garland, we argon presented with various demeanors to reform our civilises to help pupils development progress. Garland believes that making changes such as uniforms and sports volition c be in the academic performance. Although high cultivate students like to descend trends and focus more than(prenominal) on socializing, reforming our school policies give in like manner transform their way of holding. First, a colossal way to father a switch in schools is to subscribe uniforms mandatory. Garland writes, If students wore uniforms, think of the mental nil that could be redirected into more productive channels. exhausting uniforms will hold in the students the studious expectation that they need to be successful in school. E preciseone will be seen equal because no one will be in a dashing trend. School uniforms will prevent students to be iden tified with whatsoever family affiliation. Gangs are identified by the attire turn out on by the members. If students hold up school uniforms, whatsoever gang affiliation will non be visible. Because of not being fitting to identify whether a student is gang associated, many problems plenty be prevented.\nNext, put a menstruum to sport competitions amidst schools will feign students concentrate demote academically. Garland says, Students are herded into gymnasiums for pep rallies and further hatred of partake schools. Creating rivalries amongst schools send away lead to heartrending results. Different schools have different colourize and mascots that represent them. This seems very similar to gangs. Gangs are differentiated by different location, colors, and attire. Rivalries between schools become territorial reserve like gangs. If students from a school discover another student that attends the rival school, this sewer lead to slam-bang crimes against the students. If schools were reformed to having intragroup competitions, students would be safer and earth-closet devote their metre i... '