Cultural Debate : The Necessary of Uniform for Thai Students

The Necessary of Uniform for Thai Students 



This time my group debates about Thai student uniform. The affirmative side supports to wear a uniform but the negative side doesn't. I am in the negative side.


Here is my script  : 

As I am a student, I think that student uniform is not important for education and it does not affect to learning ability of students. So student uniforms should be cancelled from Thai educational system. Previously, there was an issue about student uniform and many institutions was discussing about this issue. Thammasart University declared that they are pleasure to allow their students to dress what they want. Because they think that wearing a student uniform does not impact to the attention in class of student or their school-record.

The main reason that we should cancel the uniform is buying uniforms is wasting money. As we known, student uniforms changed every 3 years in Elementary school and high school. So we have to buy new uniforms in every 3 years and its price is not that cheap and I’m sure that no one buys only one set for going to school 5 days per week. Not every parents can afford this for kids.  There are many children, especially in North or North-east of Thailand, that do not be educated as they should be because they don’t have enough money to buy the uniform. And many families are still in poverty. They don’t have even money to buy food. Is it worth it that they have to spend their money for this stuff? Some parents have to sell something in house to buy uniform for their kids. And what’s the benefit that student got from it. It makes student smarter? Or It makes students want to go to school more? I think not.

            Moreover, my friend has some bad experiences about student uniform. Her school does not allow to wear an old pale uniform. If someone wear, it is considered that he or she is breaking the rule. It’s such an unreasonable rule. Right? Is it better to spend money for something useful like books or save for an emergency case.



            To summarize, from all the reasons I’ve told you. Student uniform waste our money, limit student’s right, and limit the right of students. We strongly believed that there is no need to wearing uniforms. Look at other countries, they do not pay attention to this nonsensical rule because they want to focus on good education for their students. And we also agreed that we should focus on how to educate our student to study efficiently and we should improve Thai educational system first. Thank you.


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My Reflection  : 

       The second time of my debate, I still writing a script before because I am not confident enough to think at the time I was debating. But I think this time is better and easier that the last because this topic is quite close to me and I have many ideas about the topic. Everyone has been through about Thai student uniform so it's easy to come up with idea and make my friends in the class understand what I am talking about. This time I was in the negative side and I really think that. I can say that this opinion comes from my own thought.






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