Benefits From Proper Sleep In Students
The National Sleep Foundation said that in a recent study only about 15% of the students reported sleeping 8.5 hours at night. Humans are required anywhere from 8.5-9.25 hours of sleep but in reality those hours do not fit into the average person’s daily schedule. Students are quite busy and the reason why the average student doesn 't have that amount of time to sleep is because they have a life outside of just school. According to Cornell University Health Services “It 's understandable that your academic studies, social life, part- or full-time job, and relationships often outrank sleep on your priority list”. This quote tell us that there more important things than sleep but that doesn 't mean that …show more content…
The lack of sleep in students might lead to drowsy driving which may lead to accidents. This not only affects the students directly but also innocent people out in the street. Camille Peri said “Lack of sleep can alter your mood significantly. It causes irritability and anger and may lessen your ability to cope with stress. According “to the NSF, the “walking tired” are more likely to sit and seethe in traffic jams and quarrel with other people. What this mean is that the students that drive to school maybe be endangered because of the lack of sleep. Not only that but it affects your mood people don 't tend to drive safely when they are in a bad or grumpy mood because they can’t think straight. Lack of sleep may cost us many lives and not only to those who are driving but those who car simply walking to school. The reaction time of a human drops with the lack of sleep. In recent year we 've had a few of our student here at Garinger High School whose lives were taken by cars and some who have been seriously injured. Maybe if they had gotten the right amount of sleep they would have avoided the accident that they were in and they 'd still be around
The National Sleep Foundation said that in a recent study only about 15% of the students reported sleeping 8.5 hours at night. Humans are required anywhere from 8.5-9.25 hours of sleep but in reality those hours do not fit into the average person’s daily schedule. Students are quite busy and the reason why the average student doesn 't have that amount of time to sleep is because they have a life outside of just school. According to Cornell University Health Services “It 's understandable that your academic studies, social life, part- or full-time job, and relationships often outrank sleep on your priority list”. This quote tell us that there more important things than sleep but that doesn 't mean that …show more content…
The lack of sleep in students might lead to drowsy driving which may lead to accidents. This not only affects the students directly but also innocent people out in the street. Camille Peri said “Lack of sleep can alter your mood significantly. It causes irritability and anger and may lessen your ability to cope with stress. According “to the NSF, the “walking tired” are more likely to sit and seethe in traffic jams and quarrel with other people. What this mean is that the students that drive to school maybe be endangered because of the lack of sleep. Not only that but it affects your mood people don 't tend to drive safely when they are in a bad or grumpy mood because they can’t think straight. Lack of sleep may cost us many lives and not only to those who are driving but those who car simply walking to school. The reaction time of a human drops with the lack of sleep. In recent year we 've had a few of our student here at Garinger High School whose lives were taken by cars and some who have been seriously injured. Maybe if they had gotten the right amount of sleep they would have avoided the accident that they were in and they 'd still be around