Eating Should Be Allowed in the Classroom

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Students constantly are having the struggle with empty bellies in class, so much so that they cannot find a way too focus on anything other than food.

First, it keeps our mouth shut. Often times teachers have a hard time managing the classroom because there are so many voice at one time. If students were allowed to eat, their mouths would be consumed with food, and not talking. Also. Students are more antsy and obnoxious when they are looking forward to lunch, and food. If students were allowed to eat in the classroom, they would be comfortable and okay with sitting and learning, because their other needs are satisfied.

It also helps brain functioning. When a child is hungry, it automatically causes them to not have the ability to pay attention or work to their full potential. Fernando Gómez-Pinilla, a UCLA professor of neurosurgery and physiological science who has spent years studying the effects of food said "Food is like a pharmaceutical compound that affects the brain,”.” Food consumption and diet has the potential to alter our brain health and mental function. In a classroom study done at University of Ohio, by Professor Westford, 95% of students found that they did better in their studies over a one week period when food was permitted within the studying areas.

Most of all, we feed ourselves; we know when and when we are not hungry. Unlike in preschool, elementary, and middle school, we are more mature, and know what are bodies need and don’t need, and when we need it. There is no way every individual’s hunger occurs at the same time, and not everyone’s hunger can be satisfied during a half hour period (i.e. Jesse)

Last, we are more responsible for our mess than at lunch A constant complaint is that the classrooms would be far to dirty if kids were allowed to eat in the classroom. The reality is, if a student eats in a classroom at their desk, they are confined to that space, and held responsible for the mess they have made there. During lunch hours, children can wander about leaving a trail of messes, and never be blamed because no one was there keeping them accountable. Therefore, Schools should make a change in policy to allow students the permission to eat within the classroom. We students should take this opportunity to show that we can handle this permission, and change school habits eating forever.