So let me tell you about my Saxon. I love Algebra and my parents tell me i'm pretty good at it...but...I have to teach myself most of the time and lets just say that's were the yawning comes in. This topic doesn't bore me its not even that hard but for some reason when 11 o'clock rolls around and the time comes to pull out my Algebra I commence yawning uncontrollably! I'm being totally serious right. I yawn so much I usually end up falling asleep.
Let me give you this article on yawning because I have done the research on this very strange issue of mine. I have read tons of articles and tried to find the reason behind my controversy.
Everybody yawns — from unborn babies to the oldest great-grandparent. Animals do it, too. But why, exactly, do people and animals yawn? No one knows for sure. But there are many theories (ideas) about why people yawn.
One is that when we are bored or tired, we just don't breathe as deeply as we usually do. As this theory goes, our bodies take in less oxygen because our breathing has slowed. Therefore, yawning helps us bring more oxygen into the blood and move more carbon dioxide out of the blood.
Yawning, then, would be an involuntary reflex (something we can't really control) to help us control our oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Sounds good, but other studies have shown that breathing more oxygen does not decrease yawning. Likewise, breathing more carbon dioxide does not increase yawning.
Another theory is that yawning stretches the lungs and lung tissue. Stretching and yawning may be a way to flex muscles and joints, increase heart rate, and feel more awake.
Other people believe that yawning is a protective reflex to redistribute the oil-like substance called surfactant (say: sur-fak-tint) that helps keep lungs lubricated inside and keeps them from collapsing. So, if we didn't yawn, according to this theory, taking a deep breath would become harder and harder — and that would not be good!
But there is one idea about yawning that everyone knows to be true. It seems contagious. If you yawn in class (or home-school!), you'll probably notice a few other people will yawn, too. Even thinking about yawning can get you yawning. How many times have you yawned while reading this article? We hope not many!
So there you go! I have no idea why I yawn...I just do. My sisters think I have Narcolepsy and I thought I did to for a little while because my grandma Shirley had it. But i'm still not so sure, I think its probably because I get up at 4am almost every morning (that's for another post some other time).
So what does she do then? You might ask. She has to do Algebra 1! My parents tell me every day they could get arrested if I don't! So let me tell you, I EAT...a lot! How am I not obese? (although I could loose a few pounds) I eat vegetables, a ton of vegetables! I have to keep my mouth busy and I can't chew gum because I have braces (yes I know you can chew gum with braces, I just choose not to!). Yesterday I had 4 sticks of celery 1 whole bell pepper, a had full of unsalted sunflower seeds, and some dried cranberries. I didn't quite get through the whole lesson in Math but I did most of it! And it gave me some extra energy. But I still need to find a way to stop this yawning!
I think i'll go practice piano ;)
-Houston
