Gum Chewing Is My Chicken Soup
...s. However, this is not the only way gum chewing helps with a student’s concentration. It also takes a lot of stress off one’s mind. By chewing the gum, a psychological transformation takes place so that a student is not fully paying attention to whatever he or she might be learning. Yes, some may disagree with this concept, but if a student hangs on every last word the teacher says, they get bored, which leads to not learning anything. To maintain a healthy weight, it is said that we should eat three meals a day. As a student learns, their body uses the energy from their breakfast, which means they will be hungry around their third period class. By chewing gum, a student chooses an alternative method to conquer their hunger in a healthy way. Although swallowing gum results in the gum staying inside the student’s body for seven years, it is definitely healthier than chewing on pens. Pens have ink in them which are dangerous, and if the student happens to bite down too hard on the pen, “BAM!” He could die. Honestly, no one wants to see a young child die from chewing on a pen. As everyone knows, popularity is very important to most high school students. Students will do anything to fit in with the popular crowd, by doing whatever is necessary. Gum chewing is a more accepted peer pressure than lets say, smoking a cigarette. Here is an astounding list of reasons why this theory is valid. If a student does not have gum, they ask everyone until they find a piece. If a “middle-class” student gives a popular student a piece o...