Persuasive Speech On Why School Should Start Later

Let’s say you have math as your first hour class and you’re trying to learn how to do fractions, but you skipped breakfast that morning because you slept through your alarm clock, woke up a little later than usual, and have to be at school before that 8:00 bell rings. You’re not going to be focusing on those fractions, but on how hungry you are, your stomach growling so loud that everyone in the class can hear, and you being tired because you stayed up late finishing your homework. Just about any school-aged child knows the struggle of trying to wake up and go to school before or at 8 a.m.. Today, I will discuss school times and why they should start at a later time. I’ll mainly focus on three points: sleep and safety, money, and academic/athletic improvement. Now, every pro has a con. You may ask why school having a later start time would be an issue. However, for some parents with multiple children it’s hard to escort their kids around to school or daycare and then take themselves to work if they have a job. If a student played sports, their school time would then cut into their practice time due to school getting out when your practice has already started or it is too late. Teens may also suffer from the …show more content…
Everybody has an internal body clock which controls circadian rhythms in your body. The word “circadian” means to occur in a 24-hour cycle. Your internal clock tells your body when it is time to sleep at night and when to wake in the morning. (Sleep and Teens) Teens can throw off their body clocks by staying up too late at night. However, it mostly isn’t our fault. Once a person goes through puberty, their body’s clock changes, making them feel tired around 10:00 or 11:00 rather than 8:00 or 9:00. As teens fall asleep later at night, they still need nine hours. If their school starts at 8:00 a.m or earlier, they won’t be getting the recommended amount of sleep. Thus, throwing their internal body clocks