Our Kids Need More Sleep Essay

Does your kid function well with the 4-5 hours of sleep they get when they finish studying? In the article, “Our Kids Need More Sleep” by Valerie Erde. The author states how kids who do not get enough hours of sleep don’t do as well as other who sleep 8-10 hours. I agree with the author’s statement because research has been committed where it shows that kids have done better when they get enough hours of sleep, from my own experience, students are more capable of higher academic performance, decrease depression, and decreases the rate of car accidents in teens. A well researched study done by scientist have concluded, “Consistently show that insufficient sleep(less than 9.5 hours for teen) result in poorer reaction time, vigilance, learning and alertness” (Erde). When students are sleep deprived they can’t do as well as they could. With the lack of sleep, students won’t do well on exams even if the reason they were up late was because they were studying. From my own …show more content…
By starting school later, students won’t feel so tired, get their work done and won’t feel depressed when they don’t have time to finish everything and don’t have the grades their parents want. Also, most causes of depression are related to school work. Teacher will give students works loads to be done but no time to do it, by allowing a later start time students will have more time to get their work done and turn them in on time. I always have a lot of assignment to get done before the term ends, I get so stressed with the overwhelmed of my grades that I get depressed. Having to stay up late to finish the assignment and to wake up early to make sure i am not late to class. With depression and the lack of sleep can be a great distraction when driving on the