I was out with everyone's favourite Andytgeezer yesterday when he told me a great story about a school in Canada which is apparently encouraging its student to chew gum rather than working to ban it.
Chewing gum has long been the school teacher's sworn enemy. Banned in all the schools I've ever been to and frowned upon by many educating types, a friend today told me a story which made me laugh. It also reminded me of the times you've mentioned your brain is being squeezed for every last drop of knowledge.
Some lovely chaps from an equally lovely science lab* tested whether gum has any effect on brain performance and the answer they reached was yes - the activity seems to increase the chewer's heartrate, causing more oxygen and nutrients to be pumped to the brain. Genius (or the assistance of)!
So, it turns out, that teachers who allow to be chewed gum in their classrooms should actually be counted as the better educators without enduring any of the stress of having to punish rowdy teenagers who are probably only trying to do the descent thing for society at large by making their breath smell nicer.
*my next question, by the way, is whether they were funded by Wrigleys...
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#6 L-plate buy gum
December 6, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Looks like real chewing gum was used in the creation of this magic. The pink very much reminds me chewing gum I've tried to scrap off my shoes.
If I was a teacher, I'd prefer to find other ways to increase heart rate and pump those brain cells. Maybe a few laps around the room, or a few well-timed epic horror screams.
December 6, 2010 at 10:48 PM
I find it hilarious (and a little disturbing) that all our conversations these days are turning into mailart when you get home! :-)
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