Should School Start Later For Teens? Everyone morning, teens across America must wake up early for school. However, what some people do not realize is that teens are not getting enough sleep, but is absolutely vital that they do. The best solution for this is starting school later because not only are teens not getting enough sleep, but schools should also start later because starting school earlier encourages irregular sleep patterns and it is difficult for them to wake up and go to sleep earlier.…
Pediatrician Judith Owens, lead author of the policy statement, “School Start Times for Adolescents” stated that “adolescents who get enough sleep have a reduced risk of being overweight or suffering depression, are less likely to be involved in automobile accidents, and have better grades, higher standardized test scores and an overall better quality of life.” These are the goals for both the students and school districts, so making this change would benefit…
Teens need 8.5-9.25 hour of sleep each night,⅔ of them get less than 7 hours of sleep, 33 percent of teen report falling asleep in school, 43 percent of U.S. public High School start before 8:00 am. Irregular sleeping patterns affect number of endocrine, metabolic, and neurological functions that are critical to maintain a healthy life. The increase in academic demands,and growing social and recreational opportunities,all of which take place in spite of no change in rise time for school. Sleep deprivation has caused tragedy in the past; public health consequences of working at night,and sleep disorders are just the tip of the iceberg. Of course school should start later.it affects the way we start the day because if we start too early we become tired and not focused throughout the day,we dont focus we will not learn and therefore need to…
Less Likely: Reasons Why Schools Should Start Later Most students go to school early, come home longing for sleep, and stay up long hours into the night doing homework. However, this is detrimental to their health and performance. Many school boards assume that tired teenagers are just part of the high school experience. They do not see sleep deprived teenagers as being a big enough problem to change the school start times.…
There are many benefits that come along with this simple change. Many experts agree that schools should start later, and there are many strong reasons why. With attention to school benefits, later start times for schools improve test scores. A study conducted by the University of Minnesota, that included 9,000 high schoolers, showed that test scores went up significantly the more the school…
To begin with, school should start later so students can receive more sleep. According to the article (should school start later?) “59 percent of sixth through eighth graders and 87 percent of high school students aren't getting the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep.” This means student come to school tired and in need of more sleep. The article also states that “The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that middle and high schools delay their opening bells to 8:30 am or later ( Should school start later?).”…
Students simply are not awake that early in the morning which prevents them from performing cognitive functions needed to be successful in school. {8:03}That's too early, Wheaton says. Teens are experiencing shifts in their natural sleep cycles. Their bodies’ circadian rhythm makes it hard for them to go to bed before 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. But to get to school on…
by Justin O’Neill, “Sleepy Teens: High School Should Start Later in the Morning” by Mark Fischetti, and “Hey You! Wake Up!” by Matthew Hutson, schools all over America are split on the topic of making their start time later. While some experts say that a later starting time is better for the school and students, some argue that it is definitely not. Teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night, but on weekdays, only about 14 percent of them get the amount of sleep that they need.…
According to should schools start later. Quotes “a later start, say opponents, also interferes with somm teens’ part-time jobs and disrupts after-school sports and clubs. This quote is saying that the students would not have anytime for sports or anything because it gets out late and the kids will still have homework to do. Even if the students did practice in the morning, then they would still have to get up early that is why it should stay the…
Although technology usually takes the blame when one does not receive a healthy amount of sleep, there are many other responsibilities that throw a child’s or teens sleep schedule off. Both pros and cons are found in any suggestion. Gina Caimey states that when a school given the later starting time was observed over a certain period of time that the later start time, “increased math and reading scores by two to three percentile points.” (Caimey 13) An increase in percentile points after…
Later school start times have students that have better grades than other schools that start later. Schools have overall improved academic performance by starting later and having well rested students. They work better because being well rested can make students more aware and have more energy. Also sleep deprived students make more errors in school work than well rested people.…
Parents have to go to work every morning, and changing the school start time earlier Other people claim that changing the school start time to a later time is good for the students. By doing so, students would have better academic performance because they would be able to get enough sleep for the night and be more active for the next day. Only less than third of teens in the United States get enough sleep that they need. Because of this early schedule, most students couldn’t get enough sleep and aren’t able to focus more properly in…
It’s best that students have extra sleep which results in increased focus. On average, teens need at least 9 hours of sleep every night. With the school schedules that we currently have, teens sleep less than 7 hours every night. Your sleeping habits also reflect how much melatonin is in your body. The darker it is outside, the more tired you are.…
People worldwide are concerned about schools starting too early in the day and have been debating about the benefits of later school start times. Every weekday, students must face the struggle of waking up early to get ready for school without getting enough sleep the night before. Schools starting at a later time during weekdays would allow students to have extra time to sleep in the morning and be more alert and focused. This can result in less sleep-related car accidents and tardies. It can also provide opportunities for students to succeed in school because studies show that alert students are more willing to study and understand concepts than if they were tired.…
When a student gets the right amount of sleep, they will be more awake and engaged in the activities around them. Being stuck in a seat for 80 minutes can be boring. And trying not to fall asleep is a full time job without the proper hours of sleep. With school starting later, you can avoid being late, too. You would have enough time to get what you need and still get to school on time.…