Everywhere you look in the halls of Woodford County High School, you will see someone with their airpods in, or headphones on. These audio devices and the development of audio streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and more, have made listening to music extremely easy and accessible. With such easy access to music, one may wonder, are there any benefits for students who are listening to music in school?

For many students, listening to music is a way for them to focus on their work and get it done efficiently. Music stimulates the brain and makes it easier for students to retain information and finish assignments that are put in front of them. As well as stimulating student’s brains, music can also serve as a way to keep students from getting distracted by other students around them. Because of this, music can help them get more work done quicker because external factors are not interrupting them.

Music can also serve as a way for students to decrease stress. Many students are put under a lot of pressure with high school sports, chores, and other various hobbies, so when a lot of assignments pile up it can be really stressful to get them done before the due date, but music can help reduce this stress and help students be more efficient in their studies.

On the other hand, music can become a distraction in the classroom when it is used at the wrong times. If students are trying to listen to a lecture from a teacher, music can prevent students from retaining the information that is being taught.

Ultimately, music has various benefits for students, so it is essential that students should be allowed to listen to music in the classrooms. However, music must be used at the correct times to be the most effective. So students must be responsible when it comes to listening to music in school.