Term 2 Week 5 Assignment

  The school rules were created to ensure the safety of the students, and to a certain effect play a part in allowing students to do their best in their studies without any disturbances. However over the years, many school rules have been created that play no part in the above points I have mentioned. Thus, should the students be given more freedom in the decision of the school rules? In my opinion they should.
  Firstly, the school rules over the years have been getting more and more ridiculous. Some of the rules created play no part in either the safety or the well being of the students. Rules like the disallowing of wearing ankle socks or head gear play no part to the students safety or their ability to focus in class. Also, shouldn't the students have the right to decide on how they dress when they come to school? Furthermore, these rules play no part in our world as in the future, when the students step out of school, they will still one day wear ankle socks or have head gear on. So why do the schools disapprove of this? Therefore, students should have a say in the decision of the school rules.
  Secondly, the school rules nowadays have been created from the point of view of the teachers and principles. The rules are created in just their perspective and not from the students perspective. The teachers may find that this rule will be beneficial for the students, however from the student's perspective, it does not help out much and may even be harmful or simply an extra step that the students have to do now. Rules like the pinning of buttons on our school uniforms may seem like adding to the uniqueness of the uniform to the teachers/principals, however they actually add to the hassle to rush to school every morning. If the rules were looked at from the perspective of the students, it is possible to see than some of the rules are redundant and abolishing them brings no harm to the students and may even help them cope with the stressful life style of school nowadays by reducing the work load. Therefore, students should be allowed to have a say in the decision of the school rules.
  Finally, the school rules were created to help the students. Maintaining discipline and order. The creator of these rules are old, and their thinking may not be the same as how the younger generation. This age gap makes their thinking different. The young generation should have a say in the decision of school rules as they are the ones who know themselves the best. The school makes rules that maybe would have been very effective maybe 20 years ago, but time has passed and like time, the rules must change. In my opinion, the students should decide in the rules, as they will truly be able to understand how each other is like, far better than any teacher or principal can. These adults spend too much time indulging in their work and rarely see the true problems students face. Thus I feel that students should have a say in the making of school rules, as they know themselves best.
  With the above points I can thereby conclude that students should be given a say in the decision of the school rules.