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Why We Should Be Allowed To Chew Gum In School

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Have you ever almost fallen asleep in class and you needed a piece of gum to keep you awake? I believe that all students should be allowed to chew gum at school. I know that you think that we are not capable of being responsible enough to chew gum at school. It is scientifically proven that 35% of test scores have gone up due to gum chewing. Chewing gum helps the students study and remember what they studied for a test. Gum helps students stay awake even during the most boring lessons. Chewing gum also helps improve memory.
Students should be allowed to chew gum at school because it helps them remember what they studied for a test. NBC news states, “ They found that a burst of gum chewing before testing improved a student’s performance on several of the tests.” This shows that chewing gum a school or during a test helps improve the students scores. This also demonstrates that if you want your students to get great test scores then they should be allowed to chew gum at school. Chewing gum really helps improve test scores, and who doesn’t want great test scores.
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Scientists state, “They found that people who chewed gum throughout test of both long and short memory produce significantly better scores than people who did not.” This shows that gum helps improve memory. This also shows that without gum student would not really remember what they studied or taught. Other scientist say, “ Japanese researchers show that brain activity in the hippocampus, and area important for memory, increases while people chew.” This shows that students will most likely remember what they were taught if they are chewing gum. This also explains that students will have better memory if they are chewing gum at school. If you want all students to remember what they were taught to get good grades, the answer is simple, let them chew gum during

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