By Lance Winslow
One pet peeve of teachers is when students come to school on sugar highs, oh probably from eating half a box of Pop Tars, Mountain Dew, and Frosted Flakes with sugar sprinkled on top, just in case there wasn't enough already. Nice to wake up to a healthy and well-balanced breakfast I guess? The funny thing is, while I was in junior high and high school, I really loved Pop Tarts myself, of course, I was an athlete so I probably burned through it pretty quick, and good luck gaining any weight. Today, kids don't exercise nearly enough and onset juvenile diabetes is not funny at all. Worse, this behavioral problem in the classroom is a nightmare with 40-kids in the class.
Okay so, is sugar really all that bad for behavioral issues, I mean can we really blame it on that? Well, some say there are just too many kids with ADD and ADHD these days, with some medicated, some not, some are 1/2 the time if they remember to take their meds, and/or don't save them up and sell them to their friends - don't ask me why - that seems like a really bad pharmaceutical drug addiction to me. Nearly, every teacher I've ever met in all my travels to all 50-states has told me the real problems do start a home - discipline issues. Yes, then there is the sugar theory, which we know is a lot like Catnip for kids.
Still, you might indeed find this new study and research of interest, a little tidbit I happened across recently. You see, Medical Express had an interesting article recently titled; "Sugar boosts self-control, study says," posted on November 7, 2012 in the Psychology & Psychiatry section which stated; "To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth rinse with glucose improves self-control. "
Hey, you know what? If it worked for this study, hell, maybe it's worth a try, who knows, nothing to lose except a few teeth from cavities at the dentist office right? The question is; why does it work, or why did it work in these studies. Well, it turns out that is the most interesting part of all, and rather than me give away this cool little scientific teaching secret bathed in empirical evidence, I suggest you go read it all for yourself. If nothing more you've learned something new, even if you never utilize this knowledge to control the little monsters in your classroom. Please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on the Future of Education. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net
One pet peeve of teachers is when students come to school on sugar highs, oh probably from eating half a box of Pop Tars, Mountain Dew, and Frosted Flakes with sugar sprinkled on top, just in case there wasn't enough already. Nice to wake up to a healthy and well-balanced breakfast I guess? The funny thing is, while I was in junior high and high school, I really loved Pop Tarts myself, of course, I was an athlete so I probably burned through it pretty quick, and good luck gaining any weight. Today, kids don't exercise nearly enough and onset juvenile diabetes is not funny at all. Worse, this behavioral problem in the classroom is a nightmare with 40-kids in the class.
Okay so, is sugar really all that bad for behavioral issues, I mean can we really blame it on that? Well, some say there are just too many kids with ADD and ADHD these days, with some medicated, some not, some are 1/2 the time if they remember to take their meds, and/or don't save them up and sell them to their friends - don't ask me why - that seems like a really bad pharmaceutical drug addiction to me. Nearly, every teacher I've ever met in all my travels to all 50-states has told me the real problems do start a home - discipline issues. Yes, then there is the sugar theory, which we know is a lot like Catnip for kids.Still, you might indeed find this new study and research of interest, a little tidbit I happened across recently. You see, Medical Express had an interesting article recently titled; "Sugar boosts self-control, study says," posted on November 7, 2012 in the Psychology & Psychiatry section which stated; "To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth rinse with glucose improves self-control. "
Hey, you know what? If it worked for this study, hell, maybe it's worth a try, who knows, nothing to lose except a few teeth from cavities at the dentist office right? The question is; why does it work, or why did it work in these studies. Well, it turns out that is the most interesting part of all, and rather than me give away this cool little scientific teaching secret bathed in empirical evidence, I suggest you go read it all for yourself. If nothing more you've learned something new, even if you never utilize this knowledge to control the little monsters in your classroom. Please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on the Future of Education. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net
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