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.…
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.…
Have you ever wanted to stay in bed on a school day? Many teens (middle school/high school) have to wake up very early to get to school,give them more time to sleep!Not getting enough sleep can cause unhealthy states, Schools who have put back school times are getting better grades, and teens need 8.5 hours of sleep which is nearly impossible with the time of school homework and after school activities. First off, If teens do not get enough sleep they can get into very bad states. Illness, depression, anxiety, and obesity. All those are very bad for not getting enough sleep.…
Wow I can really use a nap right now. I know so can I well today is your lucky day I will be getting information from sources that I read and telling why you and are tired or why we need naps. Also how much sleep we need because we do need sleep too. According to source 1, A Newborn baby needs 16 to 18 of hours of sleep.…
Over 90 percent of teens are chronically sleep-deprived. Multiple researchers have seen that if you don’t get all that sleep you need those students are more likely to be overweight, to perform unwantedly academically, be anxious and have suicidal thoughts. Also Ziporyn Snider has said that it has been proven that later school start times have a lot better chance for kids to learn better.…
According to an article found on the NPR website, “Pediatricians Say School Should Start Later for Teens’ Health,” written by Nancy Shute, beginning school too early in the day harms student health and academic capabilities. “...making middle and high schoolers start classes before 8:30 a.m. threatens children's' health, safety and academic performance.” Dr. Cora Breuner, specialist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, stated that children are not getting near the required amount of sleep each night. Due to the early start times, teenagers, on average, are getting somewhere between six to seven hours of sleep per night while they should be getting around eight to ten. This, in turn, leads to many lasting issues.…
When getting enough sleep, students do better in school and its proven by researchers. When students get enough sleep they can do things better, like get A+ in school. Since students come to school with sleep deprivation and what the researchers say when to start school, school should start later. First students come to school sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation is linked to health problems like weight gain and depression{Lees}.…
A national sleep foundation poll found that 59% of 6th through 8th graders, as well as 87% of high schoolers, are getting less than the recommended amount of sleep on school nights. This often affects how attentive kids are when they get to school and can have a negative impact on the rest of their day. When students are tired they often don't take in the information they would otherwise pick up with an adequate amount of sleep. Starting classes at middle school and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. would help teens arrive alert, healthy and ready to learn, U.S. sleep medicine specialists say (Lehman, 2017). Schools should start later to ensure the success of its students.…
According to health websites, a healthy person needs between seven and a half to nine hours of sleep each night. An individuals natural sleep clock tells when it is time to be awake and when it’s necessary to sleep. Many high schools have considered shifting their hours to later in the morning to prevent from disrupting student’s natural sleep clocks. High school classes should not change to begin later in the day, to accommodate teenagers natural sleep clocks, because it will interfere with their schedule they have already grown accustom to.…
It is normal to spend some time in bed before falling asleep. But because many schools start before 8 a.m., those students are falling short of those sleep targets and that can have serious consequences. Chronic sleep loss among teenagers has been associated with poor school performance and a higher risk for depressive symptoms, obesity, cardiovascular problems, risk-taking behaviors and athletic injuries. The CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2011 showed that 69% of U.S. high school students get fewer than 8 hours of sleep on school nights, and 40% get 6 or fewer hours. Results from the 2015 survey were virtually identical.…
Changing high school start times is beneficial to student’s health and well being. Many teens only get 6-7 hours of sleep per night due to strenuous school work, although these teens need 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night. In many cases it is not easy for teens to get this much sleep because many teens are unable to fall asleep before 11pm out of habit. “Adolescents’ brains are wired to go to sleep late and wake up late, making it difficult for them to get a good night’s sleep before a 7:30 am first period class.” (Ingraham, Washington Post)…
It says “teens should get between 8.5 and 9.25 hours of sleep”. With the early school schedule, students acquire the average of 7 hours of sleep. Research shows that students would achieve more time to receive stuff done if school started later. As a result, students were showing up to school alert and ready to learn. Late school hours can help students stay awake during the day.…
Homework chap 3 lifespan Chap 3 Assignment Questions 1. Explain how sleep patterns are characterized over the course of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence/emerging adulthood and adulthood/aging (briefly for each of the 4 stages When we consider the sleep patterns during infancy, we have learned that newborns need approximately 16 to 17 hours a day but, some sleep more than others. Newborns sleep is sporadic: so the need to eat and to change diaper might modify the sleep pattern. Although, the range is from a low of about 10 hours or to high 21 hours per day.…
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.…
As teenagers, we are so much more at risk of depression and suicide. It’s recommended that teenagers get 9.5 hours of sleep a night. Since this is not possible most of the time, it affects our mental health, performance in school, and how productive we are at work.…