Why School Should Start Later

School starts too early, and it’s causing disruption. For example, almost everyday in the first semester during the 2017-18 school year, i wake up from my three or four alarms at 6:45 am. Stumbling around tired, I partake in my morning routine, which consists of a shower, brushing my teeth and hair, and eating. Not much right? Well after doing what seems so simple, i always find myself chasing after the bus. Overall, school should have a later start time. In order to prove this correct, within this essay will be reasons talking about how later school start times help to benefit with teenagers health and sleeping patterns. While it is true that having an early start time benefits not just the adolescents, but everyone in the community as well, …show more content…
Teens are also wired to wake up later in the morning. Therefore, Kelley says, early wake times can cause teens to be short on sleep.” This is saying how even of you could force your child to sleep earlier, they would naturally fall asleep later, and still wake up no earlier in the morning. This connects to the claim saying school should have a later start time because teens need about nine hours of sleep, rather than adults, who only need about 7-8 hours of sleep, and even if parents tell children to go to sleep earlier, they are still more likely to wake up later in the morning. Not only this, but according to “Bright and Early...or Not?” it states, “In fact, research from countries around the world—including the U.S., Brazil, Italy, and Israel—confirms that adolescents who get enough sleep are healthier overall. They also do better in school.” This is saying how students that get enough sleep at night not only have a healthier living, but they are also doing better in school. This relates to the claim stating school should have a later start time because not getting enough sleep at night can cause students to act poorly in school academically and