Why hasn’t anyone talked to the students about their habits of going to sleep too late instead of blaming it on the school hours? While sleep habits may play a role in the exhaustion of a teen, it's not completely their fault. Imagine walking up feeling groggy and sluggish every morning, struggling to peel yourself out of bed while your alarm clock blares. Now, what if I told you that this daily battle teenagers face with their alarm clocks isn’t just a matter of laziness and poor sleeping habits, but rather a scientifically proven case of powerful hormones coursing through their developing bodies. Steph Smith’s article “Should Your School Day Start Later?” discusses the argument for delaying school start times to better align with teenagers’ natural sleep patterns, which lead to later bedtimes and struggles to wake up early in the morning. While sleep habits may play a role in the exhaustion of a teen, it's not completely their fault.
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But when schools switched to remote learning in 2020 because of the pandemic, classes often began later. That, combined with many students not having to commute to school, allowed teens to get some extra shut-eye.”(Smith, Steph). Should your school day start later? Greenhaven, Scholastic Inc, February 2022.) The fact that students are automatically expected to wake up at an earlier time, including getting ready and taking their commutes, is ridiculous. Teenagers were starting to become wired with the luxury of being able to get some extra sleep in during covid, going back to in-person school and pushing back school start time earlier took a harsh turn on their bodies, especially the developing
But when schools switched to remote learning in 2020 because of the pandemic, classes often began later. That, combined with many students not having to commute to school, allowed teens to get some extra shut-eye.”(Smith, Steph). Should your school day start later? Greenhaven, Scholastic Inc, February 2022.) The fact that students are automatically expected to wake up at an earlier time, including getting ready and taking their commutes, is ridiculous. Teenagers were starting to become wired with the luxury of being able to get some extra sleep in during covid, going back to in-person school and pushing back school start time earlier took a harsh turn on their bodies, especially the developing