Chewing Gum In School

Teachers might want to think twice about having rules of no gum-chewing in the class. For those against chewing gum in school, the past decade of research has brought perhaps hope. Many scientists have proven gum to help with concentration. Gum can also help kids with troubles concentrate better, therefore, do better in school.

Researchers had a group of 20 people and each one listen to a thirty-minute recording sequence of numbers. After listening the participants were asked to remember the sequence of numbers. But only one group was chewing gum and the other was not. The group that did chew the gum had higher accuracy rates and faster reaction times than the non-gum chewing group. Those chewing gum also maintained longer

Researchers have shown that chewing gum does not only help with school tests, but with visual memory and audial memory tasks as well. It has been said that chewing the same type of gum that one chewed while studying can help them remember the things they studied while taking a test. Chewing gum is said to boost mental performance, and the amount of sugar content should have no effect. Some researchers believe that chewing gum relieves stress and may enhance ones’ mood and also increase alertness. Also chewing gum increases accuracy and speed during certain tasks (Gum

Usually children with ADD and ADHD have a trouble concentrating. So gum could potentially increase children’s concentration level with those diseases (Gum Chewing).

Gum effects each person in different ways. Some researchers say chewing gum can even be healthy. But not every person is affected by chewing gum. Each person is unique in their own way and will have different responses to chewing gum. (Gum Chewing)

Chewing gum helps you with concentration. Just like praying and reading the Bible helps you concentrate better on your lively hood with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 1 Timothy 4:13 say, “Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.” Just like you give your attention in school doing work, you should also give your undivided attention to God to pray, learn, and teach about Him. A good idea is to chew gum while you are reading the Bible and learning Gods scripture because it can help you focus better on your Lord