One reason we should not start school later is because of the lack of time students are left with after school. Coming home to a mountain of homework is a lot of pressure, especially when you must start it late in the afternoon. Justin O’neill from Scholastic Scope article, “Should schools start later?” agrees with this. He says, “Starting school later means dismissing school later. This can interfere with bus schedules, after school activities, and family time” (20). This demonstrates that the amount of time lost in the morning adds up, and it interferes with your personal life. But that is not…
Students’ health is at risk every morning when the alarm goes off exceedingly early. Teenagers need on average, over 9 hours of sleep to function at their best. If students are not functioning well, they simply cannot complete all the assignments required of them.…
First of all, kids having to get up between 6:30 and 7:00 five out of seven days of the week is completely unacceptable! According to the article “Wake Up Call”, research shows that sleep affects health, happiness, and cognitive functioning- especially among teens.” This shows that the more sleep teens get the happier and more productive they will become. Teachers would also appreciate their students to be well slept for their class because the more rested students are the better…
These are the most common, and easily fixable public health issues in the U.S. today. By starting school later we could prevent serious health issues, and be able to improve the amount of sleep that teenagers should be…
Many benefits would come from moving the start time to a later time. One issue with schools’ early start time is that students become sleep deprived. A teenages normal circadian sleep rhythm is they won’t fall asleep before 11 PM and they some have to be up by 5:00 or 6:00 AM to get ready and to be at school on time (npr). This is causing students to not get the healthy 8-10 hours of sleep that they need.…
(5) When I started waking up at 6:30 and not 5:30 am, my grades and energy levels understandably went up. (7) Woken up a bit more, school’s GPA averages raised up, which makes parents, school, and students happier. (1) A close family friend of mine goes to Houston High School, he has become more involved in school and the work. My elder brother, a senior at ECS, starts at 7:30 am and gets in trouble often for sleeping in class. Briarcrest, my school, even started later, which has inspired many other schools in the area to do the same. Hopefully, you now understand why starting later in schools is a great idea for the community.…
BEEP BEEP goes the super loud explosion sound of you alarm clock. I think school should start later because it fits into the schedule.…
Have you ever woken up feeling groggy and not wanting to go to school or do anything at all? As a result, many students go to school late or do not academically progress and participate in class. According to the Scholastic Scope article “Should School Start Later?” by Justin O’Neil and the article “Sleepy Teens: High School Should Start Later in the Morning” by Mark Fischetti, many schools are considering starting school later to help students succeed academically. Students have more trouble concentrating in class because they are not getting enough sleep. Some students arrive at school later because they oversleep. To make sure that there is less tardiness and the academic growth increases, schools are looking…
If schools were to start later in the morning, it would reduce lateness and students skipping school.2 Starting school later improved attendance.2 For instance, if there was, on average three students out of every ten showing up late to school on a regular basis and then school started later reducing that number to one, which had payed off in the end. When students had gotten more sleep in the morning, they were less lumpish and more passionate about going to school.2 Students will then learn even more and soak everything up like a sponge. Just imagine what the future could bring them.…
The majority of Students stay up late even on school nights, if students had a hour later to get ready they wouldn't be as tired and failing classes and not wanting to do anything while they're at school. In the article Backgrounder by the national sleep foundation, “Later school start times” It states “research shows that adolescents require as much sleep as they did as a children generally, 8 1/2 to 9 ¼”(1). This shows that adolescents aren't getting enough sleep as they should be to have to wake up early and go to school. Even if we had a hour later to start school students wouldn't be as tired as they are now.…
Do you have early morning classes or work commitments that require you to be awake and alert prior to 7:00 a.m.? Do you continuously feel tired, moody, or find yourself dozing off during your classes? If so, you are not alone. Researchers have proven that young adults, specifically the ones between the ages of fourteen and their early twenties, can benefit immensely from starting their day later. Starting school later will allow students to get more sleep, result in higher performing students with better grades, and increase their alertness in class. This information can have a significant impact on you and your kids, affecting everything from school grades to health and even one’s life.…
In order for students to achieve the best from their education, schools should start later in the morning. Students biological clocks would benefit from this, and in turn students would show better behavior. When schools start later, it gives students time to fully wake up and achieve the best results in…
Everyone would rather feel wide awake during as school day than to be falling asleep in class, unable to concentrate for the big final. Sleep is mandatory to everyone, and people depend on sleep to function every day. The amount of sleep a person gets throughout a night can affect their mind, making their abilities to remember, think, and learn harder. Due to their lack of melatonin, teenagers need the most sleep compared to adults. Although, they are the ones that have to wake up the earliest due to the early high school start times. Statistics, facts and studies have shown that the time school starts for adolescents affects the teenager in many ways. Being sleep deprived doesn’t allow the teenager to function their best.…
In the morning when students wake up they are usually tired. The reason for this is because school starts way too early. The lack of sleep is causing students to have behavioral issues, get into automobile accidents, and suffer from physical and mental disabilities. Schools should have later start times because sleep for teens is important and the lack of sleep is unhealthy for them.…
Kids are still in the age when their brains are still growing. The brain doesn’t fully develop until people are in their mid-20s or early 30s.They need sleep in order for them to get full brain activity. If kids are falling asleep they aren’t learning. It is found that 33% of kids fall asleep in class and that is still too much.…