As I sat down to write about this topic on a cold winter day, my mind raced to weigh several facts. We go through several stages of sleep on an average night ranging from light sleep (stage 1) to deep sleep (stage 4). Getting out of bed is notoriously challenging, when we are at stage 3 or 4 of our sleep early in the morning, especially on cold days! Adding all this up, we are looking at lots of sleep deprived school teenagers, who are tired in the morning and facing serious consequences in their academics and health. What is the main cause of all this you say, schools starting too early. Schools have always had the judgment that every student has to become an early-bird in order to succeed in life. But research by scientists shows the opposite. A recent poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 60% of children under 18 complained of being exhausted during school, and 15% say they have even fell asleep during class. Schools also affect the health of the student, they affect how children learn, and influence the important development stage that occurs in teenagers. …show more content…
As students tend to stay up late in the night, they are not getting enough sleep every night, which leads to physical and mental issues. Without sleep, the body does not develop physically and this may lead to problems such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. Sleep is also involved in healing and repairing your heart and blood vessels and affects the way your body reacts to insulin, the hormone that controls your blood pressure. Secondly, sleep helps consolidate memories, which is a core part of learning. When you sleep, you go through 2 stages, the REM stage (Rapid-Eye-Movement)