Right now in classrooms across the world, there are millions of high school students sluggishly dragging down the halls and dozing off during lectures. The question is: why are they so sleepy? Because these students are often troubled by demanding social lives, family commitments, extracurricular activities and extreme amounts of schoolwork, they commonly do not get adequate sleep at night. For most, it would be a mixture of these problems that cause them to lose rest. On the other hand, some teenagers are not bothered by any of these demands and do not have a problem with their sleep. Just like every person is unique, the same goes for their needs. So, while half of the classroom is barely holding their head up from exhaustion, the other
…show more content…
It’s easy for someone to get caught up watching a tv show and not have to deal with anything for a couple of hours. A student may wish to get away from their worries after a hard day at school and tune into Netflix. “I’ll watch just one more episode then I’ll clean my room.” the teen says while pressing play on the television. Before they know it, the clock reads midnight and they have spent their time watching ten pointless episodes instead of getting their work done. so they could be rested the next day. The same goes for video games. Teenagers can check into an addicting game and have no sense of time for hours upon hours. When snapped back into reality they remember all the work they have yet to finish. Social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram are a huge reason students are so sleepy at school. After having all responsibilities taken care of and are lying in bed, they will routinely remain awake to catch up on neverending posts. Teens will stare into the bright light of their phones for about an hour or so before going to sleep and wonder why they can’t fall asleep. The illuminated screen resembles the light produced by the sun and the brain gets tricked into thinking it should be awake when it really should be asleep. Then, even when the teenager does get to sleep, they may be constantly woken by streams of
It’s easy for someone to get caught up watching a tv show and not have to deal with anything for a couple of hours. A student may wish to get away from their worries after a hard day at school and tune into Netflix. “I’ll watch just one more episode then I’ll clean my room.” the teen says while pressing play on the television. Before they know it, the clock reads midnight and they have spent their time watching ten pointless episodes instead of getting their work done. so they could be rested the next day. The same goes for video games. Teenagers can check into an addicting game and have no sense of time for hours upon hours. When snapped back into reality they remember all the work they have yet to finish. Social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram are a huge reason students are so sleepy at school. After having all responsibilities taken care of and are lying in bed, they will routinely remain awake to catch up on neverending posts. Teens will stare into the bright light of their phones for about an hour or so before going to sleep and wonder why they can’t fall asleep. The illuminated screen resembles the light produced by the sun and the brain gets tricked into thinking it should be awake when it really should be asleep. Then, even when the teenager does get to sleep, they may be constantly woken by streams of