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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Music without lyrics helps me focus and I have ADHD. It helps a lot of kids focus too so there’s less talking/whispering and the teacher needing to talk to address that. A lot kids focus better with music on, but usually music that’s just instrumental like classical or coffee shop jazz... I’ve had kids request to listen to rainforest sounds too. As long as it’s not blaring loud or full of distracting words (making kids want to sing along or discuss the lyrics) then it’s usually helpful. There will always be a few kids who might prefer no music... but as a [b]teacher sometimes you need to do what helps the majority of your class and music during writing helps most of my students[/b[b]] and we’ve even done votes where most kids raise their hand bc they want music on[/b]. [/quote]

No. The kids that can prefer it can still function without it. The kids who are distracted by it are at a disadvantage. Also, most people who think they do well in multi-tasking are mistaken. Studies with students performing reading comprehension tasks performed better with no music compared to listening to any type of music. Your "vote" is not evidence-based research. Turn off the music, or if you must have it, let kids listen with headphones/earbuds.[/quote]

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