School times can sometimes be absurdly early, but because of later start times some problems stir up. Later school start times can increase grades and the well being of the kids, but the downfall of that is that schools have to pay extra for more buses because usually a district only has a few busses, which then makes the school start times staggered. Although the wellbeing of kids is far more important. The idea of staggering school time is smart but if its hurting the health of people I would pay the extra money to keep kids safe. The first reason that school should start later is because it will allow kids to be more well rested and makes it easier to focus.…
The average start time for schools across the nation is 8:00. In many of the studies referenced there is a common theme that school starts too early which has a negative effect of the students health and their ability to learn in school. Consequently, a later start time in school, especially high schools, would be extremely beneficial to not only the students but schools as well.…
Over the past ten years there have been several issues pertaining to why school should start later in the day. Many parents, teachers, and board leaders have tried pushing the issues so that the start time will change, but not a whole lot has happened. There are schools in all fifty states that want to jump on board and start school later, so why not just do it? It’s way easier said than done. The top reason why people don’t want to start school later in the day is because they are already used to the seven or eight AM start time…
Schools should start later in the morning due to the fact that teens can possibly get better grades and that teens were made to wake up later. Teens wouldn't just deal with stress, they would notice things that they cannot control. Teens are not getting the learning experience they need to become doctors, lawyers etc. Many people believe that school should stay the way it is or problems will start to come. I disagree because if things don't start changing, then kids will never be able to do better in school.…
School should start later because students need their rest so they can come to school with energy that will get them to learn. As it states in “Should School Start Later?” that “students come to school with enough sleep, focusing in class, and staying awake during school hours”. It also states “some high schoolers are falling asleep short from eight hours of sleep that they need”. Teenagers need more sleep to stay up doing classes and days so they can learn something…
Many schools in America start school earlier than 8:30 a.m, resulting in tired students, most generally teens. Here at The Preston High School the start time is 7:53 a.m. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2002 Sleep in America poll, 80% said high schools should start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. each day. Many students complain throughout the school day of being tired because there are getting less than the recommended 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep due to homework and extra-curricular activities. Later start times could improve mood, performance, attendance, and alertness in students.…
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?).”…
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…
Why School Should Start Later Many teens have died from accidents resulting in school starting early in the morning. A leading cause of death is car accidents, car accidents can be caused by a number things including sleep deprivation.…
Weather conditions are also a factor to consider. Driving in bad weather conditions in the morning increase the chance of accidents by more than half. By starting school later we can decrease these chances and ensure the safety of students. The increase of daylight and time to get to school would increase student and parent morale and decrease early morning…
The debate on later school start times has become a very popular issue in the U.S. Studies show students should start school at 11am, this is when the human brain starts to wake up and begin to fully function. “I do believe schools should have a later start to improve academic performance for student athletes like myself, I am in all ap classes and I’m on the schools poms team which means I practically run off of coffee”. Student Gretchen Volling said.…
Teachers noticed a change from 2-3 letter grade differences than the year before. In fact, even the AAP (american academy of pediatrics) recommend that school should start no earlier than 8:30. Starting school before 8 is causing students to lose to big of a chunk of REM sleep. According to polysomnographers this is the most important stage of sleep if this is stripped away from them, people can experience changes in behavior which leads to them causing trouble in school. So why does school start early?…
Two reasons why school should not start late are that the students might have to finish homework late and there would not be a lot of time for after school activities. If we go to school later in the day, then we will finish school later in the day also. Which means that kids might be up late at night to finish…
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.…
Most kids have after school activities, which cause them to get home later than others. The effect of them getting home later gives them lack of time to get their homework done and have less sleeping time. Schools need to make arrival time in the morning at least an hour or two later then usual time due to students not getting enough sleep. Throughout all the ages of high schoolers, all of their brains are still developing.…