Censorship Of Teenagers

It is a well known fact that teenagers in general need more sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation: “[teenage sleep] is as important as the air you breathe, the water you drink and the food you eat. It can even help you to eat better and manage stress of being a teen.” When schools start as early as 7 o’clock, it puts students health at risk. Adolescents already have a natural shift in their internal body clock, or circadian rhythm when it comes to sleep. Puberty allows this to happen, causing a “sleep phase delay” of about two hours. When teens can't fall asleep until late and school starts so early, they aren't getting nearly enough sleep. Lack of such, according to CDC, makes the individual

Extracurricular activities and late nights lead teenagers not to be fully awake at school. According to the National Sleep Foundation “The roots of the problem include poor teen sleep habits that do not allow for enough hours of quality sleep; hectic schedules with afterschool activities and jobs, homework hours and family obligations; and a clash between societal demands, such as early school start times, and

Every morning students in the United States feel the effects the early start time many schools have implemented. These students are lethargic and inattentive, due to the lack of sleep they are getting every night. Typically, adults see these characteristics as the result of teenagers staying up late watching Netflix or using their cell phones. Many reputable organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have researched this problem and found that teenagers are lacking in sleep due to biological and physiological changes that are occurring within their brains. These shifts cause students to be more inattentive and reckless, resulting in lower grades, tardiness, and higher rates of car

Their health is affected because students may not be getting enough sleep. Lack of sleep also known as sleep deprivation can include: “weight gain and eating disorders and increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular problems, and diabetes; reduced immunity; depression; anxiety; substance abuse; mood swings; behavior problems; suicidal ideation; and potential impacts on brain development” (Why). The recommended amount of sleep for growing teens in middle and high school is eight to ten hours a night (MacMillan). The recommended amount of sleep for teenagers is difficult for many teens to achieve because of how early school starts and how late they get home from school related activities the night before. For example, if a student was in basketball they could have practice from after school to five or later, or they could have a game an hour away. After their practice or game they could have a lot of homework and need to study for a test they have the next day. Students then go to sleep late, still having to get up early the next morning and go to school to take that test. The amount of sleep also has to do with the way the teen brain works. Emily Richmond says, “Adolescents’ ‘internal clocks’—the circadian rhythms that control a human’s responses to stimuli and determine sleep patterns—operate differently than those of other age groups. It’s typically more difficult for adolescents to fall asleep earlier in the

Young journalists in schools around America feel like they are being denied their first amendment. In Ocean Lake high school 2 out of 5 school papers aren't published. Censorship issues have been going on for years. The "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier" Supreme Court case, in 1988, states that students cannot be censored by student officials if they have established the paper as a public forum(Innterobang/2007/3). Two of the articles were about teen pregnancy in, which he interviewed some, and Parent divorce. The articles were thrown out because there was no time to edit it, in which lead to the students claiming their first amendment was violated. If the paper receives any funding from the school, the school can have special guide lines the paper has to follow. Some of the rules are understandable like promoting drugs, hate articles, and much more shouldn't be in a school paper.

Young people who do not get enough sleep night after night carry a significant risk of developing health issues. Teens are among those least likely to get enough sleep; while they need an average 9 1/4 hours of sleep per night for optimal performance, health and brain development. In the article, Later School Start Times From: The National Sleep Foundation 2013 it explains that young people who do not get enough sleep night after night carry a significant risk of drowsy driving; emotional and behavioral problems such as irritability, depression, poor impulse control and violence; health complaints; tobacco and alcohol use; impaired cognitive function

Many students are not getting enough sleep. In especially middle schools and high school, teenagers are sleep deprived. At the age when they need it the most, teens are not getting enough hours of rest because of how early their school starts. It is very unreasonable that school for teenagers starts early when they need a great amount of sleep. Research shows that “33% of teenagers report falling asleep in school” (Wake up Call, 2014). If students are falling asleep in school, they are not getting the full amount of education and knowledge taught to them. They do not have the energy and positivity to accomplish their best during the school day.

According to “Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)”, “Insufficient sleep in teens is associated with obesity, migraines, and immune system disruption with health risk behaviors including smoking, drinking, stimulant abuse, physical fighting, physical inactivity, depression, and suicidal tendencies” (McKibben 1). This quote shows that teens are getting very effected just from not getting enough sleep for school. According to “Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)”, sleep deprived teens participate in more violent and property and crime than other teens (McKibben 1). This quote demonstrates that some teens don’t act as violent just from sleeping more. Finishing up, students have many benefits for their health and safety because of school starting earlier. Schools should start their school day earlier than 8 a.m. so they can get done with school earlier in the day. While starting school earlier sounds like a good idea, Jackson High School in Wyoming shifted its start time to 8:55 a.m., and the number of car crashes involving teenage drivers dropped by 70 percent as explained in “Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)” (McKibben 1). This shows that students are not getting in as many bloody, deadly accidents because of school starting

Teens are happier and healthier when we sleep. You have to show your dad your grade report and see you are struggling in all your classes. You get screamed at and grounded until you can improve your grades. “There are serious safety risks for teens who don’t get enough sleep. Insufficient sleep in teenagers raises their risks for sports injuries and other accidental injuries.

Even though teens need to learn through adults, they often throw aside teaching kids out of fear of what the realization of the world could do to them. Anderson once again uses concession in her response to relate to the fear that parents have when talking to their young adult about sensitive information. She states, “It is human nature to nurture and protect children as they grow into adulthood.” She understands that adults do not want their kids to grow up, so instead they try to take everything away from them that would result in them maturing. Laurie respects what other adults think, but does not think it is the right response to their thoughts. Censorship does not help teens as they become adults, but instead leaves them in danger by not

Laurie feels strongly about people attacking her for writing about the reality of the world. She states,” Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” She means that people who are ignorant and fear reality use censorship as a shortcut instead of explaining their experiences and knowledge. Furthermore, Anderson believes that adults and parents should be held accountable for teens who do not know the hardships and problems that they can get into if they are not careful. She does not imply that it is an adult’s fault for the child being in the situation, but their fault for their kids not knowing how to react to circumstances. Progenitors need to provide safe alternatives to information that needs to be learned.

Would you or someone you know like a school district to suspend you for something you said on the internet? If so, was it your thinking you would end up in trouble at school. Some schools want to pass new rules regarding the use of the internet at home or out of school. The schools who successfully pass these rules are unconstitutional and going against several amendments.

Monkey see, monkey do, a simple phrase relevant to today’s society. Those in society that simply do not know any better, such as children, are inclined to imitate what they see being done. Without censorship daily television shows are increasingly exhibiting more violence, foul language and sexuality to susceptible youth. Due to lack of censorship, explicit music lyrics and inappropriate images on music videos are being introduced to impressionable children. There is a lack of control on the internet leading to internet addiction and forces vulnerable adolescents to face cyber bullying. In a variety of mediums not enough censorship is used, which influences impressionable youth to think and behave negatively.

Tom Smothers stated, “The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen”. A violation of people's freedom of speech is an important issue that walks hand-in-hand with censorship. Individuality is threatened by limiting room for people to expand their thoughts and knowledge from what was predesigned for them. It prohibits the challenge to be a responsible reader and going through books and issues in context. Censorship is unconstitutional, limits both the individuality and the beneficial learning experience for

To have certain information be censored that could be exposed to the youth by a state government is a practice that has existed and upheld for centuries, from the years when Athena was praised as the goddess of wisdom and sagacity in the temples that lined the streets of Athens, to the tense years during the Cold War, when students habitually watched videos on when to hide underneath their wooden desks if a nuclear bomb came crashing down from the planes of their Soviet counterparts. But when, in the name of censorship, falsified information is given to the youth to indoctrinate them into believing a specific ideology, or when the words or the ideas or not censored, but the people themselves, that is when basic human rights are infringed upon