So now that we have talked about the present, we must look ahead. Stop looking at the problems we face now, and look ahead to the things we can do in the future to supplement our students with a better educational experience. There are many that argue that moving school start times later would be too costly. However, a study prepared by the Hamilton Project, called “Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations, and Teacher Assignments” weighs the costs and benefits of the change, and wants to make sure they are heard on the matter. According to the article, the major change that would have to occur would be the bus system. Many districts have their bus systems in what they call a tiered system. This is
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The article, “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School” talks of a student by the name of Jilly Dos Santos fought against her school district, which was trying to move the start time of her school from 7:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. She very quickly gained help from many of her fellow students and teachers. She even received support from the United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who tweeted, “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school later.” (Bianchi 9-10) She won the fight, and the school pushed back the start time to 8:55 a.m. This very positively affected her, as she later explained, “I’m late a lot less, plus I feel more refreshed and alert.” (Bianchi 11) The school has suffered no negative repercussions from this bumping of the school start time, so why do we assume that the rest of the school districts will? This girl was able to rally the voices of so many students in this one protest. Though she may think it was only her school she was affecting, this can go on to affect so many other schools. This shows that pushing start times back will not hurt the school, and positively impacts the schools. She has given voice, reason, and ground for students trying to get some extra sleep. One has strayed from the path, and has found a better end. Now we need to follow these steps, follow them to a place where we can see a brighter future, one where our eyes are open long enough to see clearly
The article, “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School” talks of a student by the name of Jilly Dos Santos fought against her school district, which was trying to move the start time of her school from 7:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. She very quickly gained help from many of her fellow students and teachers. She even received support from the United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who tweeted, “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school later.” (Bianchi 9-10) She won the fight, and the school pushed back the start time to 8:55 a.m. This very positively affected her, as she later explained, “I’m late a lot less, plus I feel more refreshed and alert.” (Bianchi 11) The school has suffered no negative repercussions from this bumping of the school start time, so why do we assume that the rest of the school districts will? This girl was able to rally the voices of so many students in this one protest. Though she may think it was only her school she was affecting, this can go on to affect so many other schools. This shows that pushing start times back will not hurt the school, and positively impacts the schools. She has given voice, reason, and ground for students trying to get some extra sleep. One has strayed from the path, and has found a better end. Now we need to follow these steps, follow them to a place where we can see a brighter future, one where our eyes are open long enough to see clearly