Scholastic Scope Magazine Summary

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Do fidget spinners actually help kids concentrate? Recently we read a “Scholastic Scope Magazine” about fidget spinners. One side of the story is student, Liam Swan. He thinks fidget spinners should be allowed in school. The other side of the story is the principal, Mrs. Schwartz she thinks they should not be allowed in school. After reading the scholastic scope magazine I think that fidget spinners should not be allowed in school.
There is no actual evidence that fidget spinners really help kids concentrate. It states in Mrs. Schwartz side of “Scholastic Scope Magazine”, “The people selling spinners may make this claim, but there is no concrete evidence that the claim is true. In fact, many psychologists have expressed suspicion about this …show more content…
It states in Mrs. Schwartz side of “Scholastic Scope Magazine”, “I’ve heard some kids have gotten hurt doing spinner tricks. For example, a boy in Australia got a nasty eye injury from his spinner.” Therefore since kids get injured from fidget spinners that means that they should not be at school. There are some good argumentative points of view though. One is that they help focus the kids extra energy on something. It states in Liam Swan’s side of the “Scholastic Scope Magazine”, “The idea is that twirling the spinner gives you something to focus your extra energy on, which makes it easier to pay attention to what you’re learning.” Fidget spinners can also be quiet. It states in Liam Swan’s side of the “Scholastic Scope Magazine”, “...at least fidget spinners are relatively quiet. Sometimes kids click their pens over and over or tap their feet when they are trying to concentrate.” In conclusion, After reading both “Scholastic Scope Magazine” articles I don’t think that fidget spinners should be allowed in school because, there is no evidence that fidget spinners help kids concentrate, They are a distraction to class , and students could get hurt using them. These are three things that helped me make my
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