Danielle Carr Mrs. Nally AP English 8 March 2024 Embracing the Early Should schools start later? The average American high school begins between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., concluding around 3 p.m. Although researchers emphasize the detrimental effects of early start times on students’ sleep and health, it is imperative to recognize that challenges would also accompany later start times. Schools should begin early to provide adequate time for extracurricular activities, support maintainable schedules, and ensure feasible transportation for students. Starting school earlier results in earlier dismissals, allowing students to successfully participate in extracurricular activities. Maintaining early start times allows students ample time to pursue after-school
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Changing school start times to later in the morning will have a domino effect on students’ schedules. As high schools start later, students’ schedules will be disrupted and delayed, as schools will also end later. This shift will push students’ daily schedules later in the day, possibly preventing participation in activities. Dismissal times entering the evening will cause sports and other activities to start later and occur during dusk or even dark, especially during daylight savings time, which is not optimal for outside sports. Students who work part-time jobs after school to save up for college and their future may face challenges as their jobs may not be available or have late hours. Moving school times later disturbs the balance of daily schedules. Maintaining early times will prevent safety, scheduling, and economic related issues. Early school times result in efficient, cost-effective, safe transportation. Elementary and middle schools begin before high schools, and many of those younger students depend on bus transportation. If high schools start later, bus schedules will be disarrayed, resulting in insufficient transportation for all bus-dependent
Changing school start times to later in the morning will have a domino effect on students’ schedules. As high schools start later, students’ schedules will be disrupted and delayed, as schools will also end later. This shift will push students’ daily schedules later in the day, possibly preventing participation in activities. Dismissal times entering the evening will cause sports and other activities to start later and occur during dusk or even dark, especially during daylight savings time, which is not optimal for outside sports. Students who work part-time jobs after school to save up for college and their future may face challenges as their jobs may not be available or have late hours. Moving school times later disturbs the balance of daily schedules. Maintaining early times will prevent safety, scheduling, and economic related issues. Early school times result in efficient, cost-effective, safe transportation. Elementary and middle schools begin before high schools, and many of those younger students depend on bus transportation. If high schools start later, bus schedules will be disarrayed, resulting in insufficient transportation for all bus-dependent