Why School Should Start Later

In bed, it’s 10 p.m, you close your eyes for 2 minutes and you hear your alarm ringing calling it’s time to wake up! If we sleep at 10 p.m and start school at 8:30, it will feel like we have been sleeping for centuries because we can wake up a bit later. Ingui Hrannar Omarsson said,” Research has shown over and over again that students do better and feel better in schools that start later.” “ A hundred years ago most schools started the day around 9 a.m. In the 1970s and 1980s, however many schools shifted to earlier hours. Back then the importance of sleep was not understood.” Schools need to start later or at 8:30 a.m in order to get a full night sleep. Also in high school since teens start driving this can also prevent more car crashes, and this also improves the students education in schools. This is why schools NEED to start at 8:30 a.m or a bit later than that, NOT at 7:00 0r 7:45 a.m. To begin, schools need to start later or at 8:30 a.m in order to get a full night …show more content…
According to Atlantic.com “Researchers analyzed data from more than 9,000 students at eight high schools in minnesota, colorado, and wyoming and found that shifting the school day later in the morning resulted in a boost in attendance, test scores, and grades in all education subjects. Schools also saw a decrease in tardiness, substance abuse, and symptoms of depression. It’s typically more difficult for adolescents to fall asleep earlier in the evening than it is for other age demographics. And while teenagers are going to bed later, their school start times are often becoming earlier as they advance through middle and high school.” This ties into the thesis because if you start at 7:45 then your first class will be half asleep. The students should just study more and not stress. Everyone needs to stress when it comes to tests. We need to study more in order to get One hundred percent on ab