The newest fad that has come in contact with kids is a fidget spinner. What is a Fidget Spinner? It's a three-pronged disk that, well...spins, a lot. Why is it so popular? For a few reasons actually, according to the official website, "For some people, fidget spinner toys can provide a sense of comfort and peace in stressful situations. They can also provide a way to concentrate during a dull meeting. Because our fidget toys fit in your hand and are made with the best materials, you won’t ever have to deal with a lack of tactile stimulation again." But let's be honest, the real reason -- it's a toy, and one that every child has to obtain or else they will be at the lowest ladder of the popularity chain.

To kids, these things are the best thing since Silly Bands (remember those? I try not to). But to parents and teachers, they are the toys from hell. These tiny, fit-in-your-palm objects are the worst thing to have ever happened to mankind. I get the intention, to help kids with ADHD and ones who fidget (no pun intended... or actually, maybe a little bit) around. But let's be honest here, are kids really going to use it for that? Do we really trust them to quietly spin them under their desk, and not have an uproar or create problems in the classroom?

No, the answer is no. I don't care how well your child behaves or how great they scored on their math test. In a pressurized setting around their peers, every child is a demon. Fidget spinners add a new marketing ploy that allows them to spin, throw, do tricks, and spend every cent of their allowance; they turn into a teacher's worst nightmare.

I recently spoke to a teacher, and she relayed all the countless struggles she has with this new trend. Her school hasn't banned them yet, but you can bet she has over twenty confiscated spinners in her desk. They've been thrown across the room and others kids will steal them from each other. Some children even brag about how they got the newest one with the "glow-in-the dark features" while others show off tricks. It's virtually impossible for any child to learn in that setting.

This fad is basically a Silly Bandz 2.0. They were once hugely popular, available in variety packs and exclusive packs; kids cut off circulation on their wrists to show that they had the most. Schools banned them, and they circulated around secretly like the black market. Come that January, Silly Bandz disappeared off the face of the earth. We have to hope for the best that the same is for these Fidget Spinners. In fact, hope isn't enough, we all have to pray they disappear, and soon. Hopefully they will just become another garage sale figurine, and teachers can get back to a semi normal classroom, or rather, the normal bad behavior that usually occurs without the influence of a piece of plastic that spins around.