The article “Monument teachers ban Silly Bandz bracelet toys” by Carol McGraw, published by the Denver Post, assisted me in coming to terms with the negative effects of Silly Bandz or any distraction for that matter. The article talks about the negative impact distractions such as Silly Bandz are having on the learning environment. I agreed with this article, while in school students should be focused so that they can perform to the best of their ability, academically, socially and mentally. Although these toys are great fun they can pose a large threat to the student’s well being in the future. Some students take school for granted and let these distractions affect their school life. What these students fail to realize is that without school our society would be a colossal disaster, nobody would have the skills to succeed and run the society as the previous generation left it and nobody would be able to improve the society for the next generation. Students in classes today are surrounded by distractions, Silly Bandz are just a small distraction, cell phones and iPods also contribute to these destructive distractions. I, myself have purchased Silly Bandz in the past and experienced firsthand how distracting they can be. I sometimes find myself very confused in a class due to distractions. I know now to think twice about bringing them to school now that I have come to terms with the long term consequences they have on students.
Distractions handicap a student’s ability to do their work to the best of their ability. If these distractions are so harmful to a student’s future why would the parents of these students not intervene? What would cause these parents to buy their children these distractions? I believe that parents today should supply their children with things that help their children to succeed in life, not hurt their chances of succeeding. Conclusively, this article has encouraged me to reflect upon my use of distratctions in general and become aware of their negative consequences.
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