Later School Start Times Essay

It has become troublesome and confusing to me as to why our local school district would require children in intermediate school (10 to 12 years old) to start school at 7:40 a.m. Please note that this is their start time and doesn’t include their actual wake up time, prep time and travel to school. As I began to research this more in depth I was stunned to find the numerous effects and potential effects in relation to academics, physiological and the emotional distress it could have on students.…

Joe Farrell English Mr. Cossette 5/10/2016 Later School Start Times School has a lasting impression on everyone. That impression can last for life and remind people of good and bad memories. Within the bad memories would be waking up between 5-6:30 time frame without being able to focus or think properly. The early start times combined with the teen sleep cycle causes sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation combined with homework, activities, and possible daily problems and imbalances in…

students today about how they feel about school and work, most say they're either overworked or stressed with both work and school. According to an article by Veera Korhonen, 20.3 percent of teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were employees while enrolled at school in the United States. It seems that many people would be affected in a good way by the school being closed at a later time. There are many components and reasons why schools should start at a later time, but yet still there are…

a night, and it looks like a large number of teens don't get sufficient sleep part of that relates to the time that high schools begin." (Dr. Robert Vorona). Teenagers have a nature to stay up late, and not go to sleep before school. When waking up early students are not focused and they are still sleepy when school begins. Schools all across the country do not offer students enough time to get the full 9 hours of sleep. Students wake up feeling drowsy and tired, and they do not…

two hours later, so it's difficult, if not impossible, for them to go to sleep before 10:30 p.m” (Shute). However, Sumathi Reddy’s Wall Street Journal article observes that over 42% of high schools in the US start prior to 8 am, and just 15% begin after 8:30 (Reddy). In order to benefit students, secondary school should start later in the day. By doing so, a change…

schedule, which also depends on the age. For example, adolescents have different natural times to sleep than kids and adults. Indeed, following the appropriate schedule of sleep may have a strong impact on the result of the daily routine of a student. In the article “High School Starting Time,” Jeff Varley discusses the importance of properly established starting times for high schools and lists the benefits that school districts may receive after changing…

Other ways schools are trying to improve grades besides start times is setting the school year up differently. One way you can set up the school year differently than the normal nine month long year and three month summer vacation is by having year round schooling. With year round schooling, school is still in session for one hundred and eighty days each year, but it is more spread out. A common way it is done is by attending school for forty five days at a time and having fifteen day breaks in…

Many students in schools all around the world seem tired. Does this show that school starts too early? Over 83% of schools around the world start earlier than 8:30 A.M. (nbcnews.com). Since all of these schools begin at sunrise, students are sometimes tired while they are trying to learn. This could affect their ability to participate, pay attention, and understand the information they are receiving. Not being able to get enough sleep at night is a big issue for kids as well as teens. Kids and…

School should start later for students.It should start later because students are more alert and ready to learn and are more focused.Also because students are less likely to be tardy,and less likely to get into fights or sustain injuries.Another benefit would be kids are getting better grades due to school starting later.Arriving to school just a little later has a lot of benefits. If school started later students would be more alert,focused,and ready to learn.They would be getting more…

School Starting Time Studies show that students are having to fight their natural sleeping habit to wake up for school every morning and it is affecting their performance during and after school in several ways. There are several pros about starting school later in the morning and one of them are is students are well rested they performs better in school. Starting school later in the morning also helps students get the rest they need and teenagers also won’t have to fight their natural…