Waking Up High School

"Teenagers need over nine hours sleep a night, and it looks like a large number of teens don't get sufficient sleep part of that relates to the time that high schools begin." (Dr. Robert Vorona). Teenagers have a nature to stay up late, and not go to sleep before school. When waking up early students are not focused and they are still sleepy when school begins. Schools all across the country do not offer students enough time to get the full 9 hours of sleep. Students wake up feeling drowsy and tired, and they do not want to learn. When you are unfocused you are less likely to remember the information when tired and unfocused. (Kyla Wahlstrom), “in a 2002 study that adolescents are substantially sleep deprived when high schools start their days much before 8:15 a.m. Student are sleep deprived and If they are given more time to sleep then focus rates will go up by 35%.” Students will have more ability to focus and stay on task if they get to sleep in. …show more content…
Teen drivers when not paying attention put the livers of other drivers and passengers in danger. If you don't pay attention to little things like how close you are to other cars, or how close you are to the car in front of you, what color the traffic light is, and what the speed limit. "Changing high school start times is important and difficult, It can't happen without commitment and work on the part of parents and school officials. Teens are not in a position to set their schedules. We need to help them." (Kyla