But some people place too much importance on their appearance. They spend much money on expensive clothes and sometimes they look ridiculous trying to be fashionable. But I think it is silly to slavishly follow the current fashions.

1) Uniforms cost less overall(в целом)
2)Student's attendance(посещаемость) improves(улучшается).
3)Students takes less time to get raedy in the morning.
4) School intruders (злоумышленники ) are more easily identified in a school of uniformed children.
5) Children are free to concentrate on lessons.
6) Uniforms can be reused and recycled.
7) Encourages (поощряет) discipline.
8) Uniformity promotes (содействует) a reduction (снижению) of violence in schools.

1) Uniforms detract (отнимает привлекательность) from a child's individuality.
2) Students will always find ways to express (выразить) themselves, leading to less desirable forms of expression such as tattooing and piercing.
3) Schools should be a place where diversity is celebrated.
4)The cost of uniforms is prohibitive (чрезмерно высокая), especially when a family includes more than one school-aged child.
5) A child in a uniform may be the target (мишень) of bullies from a different school.
6) Uniforms may lessen the child's comfort level while attending school.
7) Enforcing (навязывание) rules about uniforms is difficult.