What would you rather have, a later or earlier start for school? Many students would like to have a later start time for school but if you think about it you would need to make up the time you slept in. Also many people believe that the only thing starting later would do is put more money into stuff we don’t need. Based on the article titled, “More zzz’s can lead to more A’s: Seattle Schools Move Start Time for Teens”, one believes that Beaumont High School should not change the start time to begin class later due to schedule changes, transportation, and sports schedule. First off, later start times for school will not only affect our school schedule but will also affect our sleep schedule. Many students are used to going to bed and
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For example many students parents go to work early in the morning and either have to walk to school or take the bus. If you change the school schedule you will have to get more buses because kids are not going to want to walk and one or two buses are not going to do the trick for around 2,000 students. “ It would cost St. Paul about $8 million to add more buses”(Associated press), the cost for buses for as many students as there are would be extreme. The quote also makes a good point which is that it would be millions of dollars to add buses but not only to St. Paul, but also to Beaumont high school. Later start times will lead to transportation issues but to other students the different start times of after school activities would be an even bigger issue. Personally, I believe that teens should not start later. Starting later in the day for school can lead to a destroyed schedule for extracurricular activities and sports. “Some argued that later start times would get in the way of after-school activities like football practice” (Associated Press). Many students have sports and clubs to go to after school and with the new late start of school the practice, clubs, and games would start to late and would just make the students even more tired than they already are. To sum up, later start times will play with all of after school activities and
For example many students parents go to work early in the morning and either have to walk to school or take the bus. If you change the school schedule you will have to get more buses because kids are not going to want to walk and one or two buses are not going to do the trick for around 2,000 students. “ It would cost St. Paul about $8 million to add more buses”(Associated press), the cost for buses for as many students as there are would be extreme. The quote also makes a good point which is that it would be millions of dollars to add buses but not only to St. Paul, but also to Beaumont high school. Later start times will lead to transportation issues but to other students the different start times of after school activities would be an even bigger issue. Personally, I believe that teens should not start later. Starting later in the day for school can lead to a destroyed schedule for extracurricular activities and sports. “Some argued that later start times would get in the way of after-school activities like football practice” (Associated Press). Many students have sports and clubs to go to after school and with the new late start of school the practice, clubs, and games would start to late and would just make the students even more tired than they already are. To sum up, later start times will play with all of after school activities and