Zombies: Waking Up In High School

Zombies. This is what I see in the hallways of school in the morning. Kids wake up so early in the morning to get to school and complete endless papers and try extremely hard to get good grades. I, being a student, know the struggle and battle of waking up early to push myself further into a spiraling, downfalling array of tiredness and zombie like manners. By making school start later in the day, students will be more ready to function correctly. Failing tests and getting terrible grades are the repercussions of waking up this early in the morning. Students and teachers alike agree that six am is just a simply unreasonable time to wake up. Anne Wheaton works for CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in Atlanta. Anne says, “Starting school too early forces teens to lose a large chunk of what’s known as REM — or rapid eye movement — sleep. This type of sleep helps teens (and everyone else) control their moods. But that’s not the only problem. Too little sleep also has been linked with an increased risk of obesity, depression, drug use and other problems.” Why would the school system let students fall for this? This is unacceptable for students and teachers alike. Adults may not …show more content…
By petitioning we may bring up the importance of this in a simple, logical, and smart manner. Imagine how wonderful starting school at least an hour later would be. Imagine how getting better grades would feel. Imagine what feeling well rested and refreshed would feel like. Students will be more prepared and on task, teachers will be less grumpy, and school would be a much better place. Some adults may say that teens need to “go to sleep earlier and be more responsible.” This statement is unreliable. Anne Wheaton responds, “Tweens and teens are experiencing shifts in their natural sleep cycles. Their bodies’ ‘inner clocks’ make it hard for them to go to bed before 10:30 or 11:00