A school day initially starts around seven or eight in the morning and ends around two or three in the afternoon (National Sleep Foundation, 2017). That is an eight-hour period of learning, with a small break for class changes and lunch. Homework is also provided to students to allow them to practice what they have learned. It is understandable that teenagers are going to be tired when the school day has been completed. Teenagers need approximately eight to ten hours of sleep, and with waking up early to go to school, then coming home to do homework, a great amount of these students don’t get the right amount of sleep (National Sleep Foundation). In order for teenagers to get enough sleep during the night and have better grades, school should
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This also causes many teachers to not have enough time to plan out the sequence of events during class. "A recent poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 60% of children under the age of 18 complained of being tired during the day, according to their parents, and 15% said they fell asleep at school during the year.” (National Sleep Foundation, 2017) This quote is explaining the effects of sleep deprivation on a student’s education. Seeing as the students aren’t getting enough sleep during the night, and they claim that the classes are boring, they tend to go to sleep while class is in session. "We must encourage schools to push back their start times to at least 8:30 a.m. – a schedule more in tune with adolescents' biological sleep and wake patterns and more closely resembling the adult work day." (National Sleep Foundation, 2017). This quote supports the claim being made for schools starting later, and states that this would help students get ready for the work force because the school day being pushed back would resemble an actual work day. Teachers are worried about the lack of participation during class, and parents are worried about the decreased amount of sleep their child is getting and their child’s grades. However, no one is implementing ideas to help fix these very common
This also causes many teachers to not have enough time to plan out the sequence of events during class. "A recent poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 60% of children under the age of 18 complained of being tired during the day, according to their parents, and 15% said they fell asleep at school during the year.” (National Sleep Foundation, 2017) This quote is explaining the effects of sleep deprivation on a student’s education. Seeing as the students aren’t getting enough sleep during the night, and they claim that the classes are boring, they tend to go to sleep while class is in session. "We must encourage schools to push back their start times to at least 8:30 a.m. – a schedule more in tune with adolescents' biological sleep and wake patterns and more closely resembling the adult work day." (National Sleep Foundation, 2017). This quote supports the claim being made for schools starting later, and states that this would help students get ready for the work force because the school day being pushed back would resemble an actual work day. Teachers are worried about the lack of participation during class, and parents are worried about the decreased amount of sleep their child is getting and their child’s grades. However, no one is implementing ideas to help fix these very common