Why School Should Start Later Essay

Most schools worldwide start before 8 AM, which has been scientifically proven to be bad for the student’s health. "Making teens start school in the morning is cruel” the Slate Group says. Schools should start at 9:30 AM. and end at 4:30 PM, because students will have eight hours of school, maintain a healthy sleep schedule and enough time to sleep and rest. Many studies and tets shows that when students get more sleep, grades of tests rise. Finley Edwards, A Colby College economist, “found that a one-hour delay in start time increased math test and reading test scores by three percent. Even more striking, the lowest-scoring students showed the biggest jumps.” By delaying school a few hours, students will have enough time to get their nightly rest, and eat healthy foods for their breakfast. Although some believe that school should not begin later in the day because students will arrive home later, which will upset parents. …show more content…
or later. Unless students do not have enough time to sleep and rest, then their brains won’t function effectively. “Getting enough sleep is important for students’ health, safety, and academic performance,” Anne Wheaton, the lead author and epidemiologist in the CDC’s Division of Population Health, states, “Early school start times, however, are preventing many adolescents from getting the sleep they need. Students must get from 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep a night or their academic performances will be below average.” Both the CDC and the pediatricians’ group cited significant risks that come with lack of sleep, including higher rates of obesity and depression and motor-vehicle accidents among teens as well as an overall lower quality of