English 9 persuasive essay

English 9 Persuasive Essay                                      `                   Seth

Some schools don’t allow music players in study halls or breaks, some even confiscate them from students, but why would they if some students are able to concentrate on their work and benefit from personal music while working on homework?

    I personally like using my iPod for music while doing homework. I make sure the volume isn’t  too loud and I’m ready to go. If I listen to music while doing homework I find that time passes way faster and I work more efficiently as well. I also have more patience in doing homework and work on it longer in one sitting.

    Most students like listening to calming music while doing homework, so even if the schools would allow personal media players they shouldn't worry about inappropriate music being listened to. Also, students that are listening to music aren’t distracted by others talking around them. I am (along with many other students) distracted much more from doing homework  by an in depth conversation than everyone in the classroom quietly listening to music and diligently doing their work.

There are many facts on how listening to music can benefit academics work, and students are able to express themselves without being judged by the type of music they listen to. People who are more into music get involved in classes like choir and may even get some musical scholarships. Students would be less sick of school, and would try just as hard as they did the first half of the year, and the last half. Some students that get sick of school stop doing their homework just because they are sick of it and sick of how boring school is; iPods allowed in certain times of the day would make school less boring.

I can see why some schools have outlawed iPods for during breaks and during classes, so students talk to each other more and so teachers get full attention from students, but why do schools outlaw them in study hall?

Students should definately be allowed to have iPods or any other media player because it can benefit them in so many ways, compared to the minimal negative reasons why they shouldn’t be allowed. I think schools that have iPods outlawed should consider the positive facts instead of looking at the little negative reasons (which are very few) and think again whether they should be allowed or not.