Sleep Persuasive Speech

If you were to ask any student, no matter what age level, what they thought about school, you most likely wouldn 't receive a respectful answer. Students nationwide have grown to despise school, yet administrations can 't seem to figure out what the problem is. What if I told you that the solution has been directly under our noses this whole time? Personally, I find it demanding, exhausting and unreasonable to begin the school day at such an early time. It seems like a horrendous idea to deny a student the right to learn, yet school administrations continue to do so by starting the school day at such an early time. Requiring students to be in school before 8:00 A.M has led to many, if not all, students being sleep deprived and having many physical, psychological and educational disadvantages. One of the most obvious dangers that …show more content…
On average, I get approximately 6 hours of sleep every night. One very obvious example of how a lack of sleep affects performance can be traced to my experiences taking the ACT. Out of the two times I have taken it, I’ve had very different experiences and results. The first time I took the test, I was so nervous that I only got 6 hours of sleep the night before and it was very apparent that I couldn’t focus throughout the session. The second time I took it, I was much more relaxed and got nearly 9 hours of sleep the night before. My scores also reflected that the extra sleep I got enhanced my performance, considering the fact that it improved by 3 points. Another, more general, example of how sleep deprivation has affected my actions is the way I feel and act towards others on a day when I’m running low on sleep. I tend to be irritable, rude, unfocused and confused for the entire day. Getting a good night’s rest should be taken seriously because it can make or break a student’s