Text Response 4

     Wear What You Want     

Schools should and do have the right to tell us how we can and cannot behave, but i do not think schools should, even though they do, have the right to tell us what we can and cannot wear. Mark Davis is the author of a newspaper column known as, "A Little Civility, Please". He supports the idea of schools having the right to tell students what they can and cannot wear. I disagree with him because clothes are just clothes. Clothes are worn to express one's personality, beliefs, mood, creativity, and sense of humor. I don't understand why schools are so focused on what their students are wearing to school, when they should be focusing on teaching their students how to agree to disagree with other students. 

Davis brings up a good point when he talks about how a classroom that lacks a sense of order will lead to behavioral issues because it is true; however, monitoring what students are wearing will not preserve a sense of order. Instead, the school should allow their students to wear whatever they desire, just as long as they are covering certain areas that need covering. I believe this will expose students to the reality they will be faced with once they graduate from school because in reality you can wear whatever you want, outside of work that is. You will see types of clothing that offend you, but i believe having this sort of exposure during your school years will help you to agree to disagree with their choice of clothing.