Let's Chew Gum Please! =]


Dear Viewpoints Editor,
There is a school rule where students are not allowed to chew gum during the school day, Monday through Thursday, eight o’ clock to three o’ clock and Friday, eight o’ clock to two o’ clock. I want to discuss this issue with you, editor, on my opinion of whether or not students should be about to chew gum during the school day or not.
First, my opinion is I think students should be able to chew gum during the school day hours. You are probably thinking, “Oh boy, here we go again.” But, don’t stress, I have many reasons on why students should be able to chew gum during the school day hours and you, editor, you won’t regret reading them at all.
My first reason that students should be able to chew gum during the school day hours is that it has officially been proven by scientists that students who chewed gum while taking their test got a higher test grade vs. to the students that didn’t chew gum while taking their test. So, that means the students who were chewing gum focused better and the gum stimulated their brains to function faster and more efficiently. Now, if middle school students here at Hancock Grammar School were aloud to chew gum, possibly they would focus more, get higher test grades, and better grades in general.
Another reason on why students should be allowed to chew gum during the school day hours is knowing how gum helps students focus, students wouldn’t be so off-task and noisy, they would be focused and listening intently to what is going on. Wouldn’t that be grand?
The third reason on why students should be allowed to chew gum during the school hours is gum helps control hunger and anxiousness. That’s great, huh? So, if students were chewing gum they wouldn’t be complaining on how hungry they were or anxious for break, lunch, or basketball practice. The gum would help them relax and feel content and full.
Wouldn’t that be tremendously amazing if every student in the middle school would be focused, doing their work, and getting great grades! Wow, just imagine that because of a piece of gum, a life savor, huh? Also, if there happens to be trouble with students putting their “ABC” gum under desks, tables, and other school properties, the whole middle school has to stop what they are doing and help clean up the mess. The teachers could give us three chances and each chance we fail, the whole middle school can not chew gum for two weeks and if we fail and hit three strikes. We have lost the ball game on not being able to chew gum for the rest for the year. So, Editor of Viewpoints, I hope I persuaded you to let us, the middle schoolers of Hancock Grammar School, chew gum during the school day hours.
Sincerely,
Karlianne Cameron Wilson