I am Mie Pretlow, a current junior at Niceville High School concerned with the nightly sleep schedule of current teens. As I have learned from your novel and my AP Psychology class, the brain of a teenager is in a time of neuroplasticity where the brain is undergoing a significant amount of growth. I am very interested in both studies of neuroscience and psychology and wanted to get your opinion on the belief in school starting times. With your studies on the teenage brain, what times do you think high schools around the nation should start? …show more content…
Currently, my school begins at 7:00 am, which is quite early when factoring our extracurricular activities (such as band) that get out at 8:00 pm. I would personally like to see our school starting times be pushed back to 8:00 am in order to get an extra hour of