How To Go Back To School

About 40 percent of American high schools start classes before 8 a.m., and more than 20 percent of middle schools start at 7:45 a.m. or earlier. Studies show that starting school later-even by half an hour- has major health and academic benefits. Some people say that pushing for late school starts is unacceptable while the majority of other state later school start times are exceptional. School starts should be pushed back because kids are more energized, and receive health benefits.

Staying up until 1am to finish math homework and studying for that huge history test next class is pretty routine for some teens. Juggling school, sports, a social life, and other extracurriculars is tough, and teens are already in a critical period in their life. It is the time period in which teens grow and learn the most, and sets them up for a bright future. Staying healthy both mentally and physically is imperative, and sleep is probably the most important. Schools starting as early as 7am limits a teen’s potential. If schools were to start later, the benefits would be endless. Schools starting later improves both physical and mental health of students, keeps the individual and those around them safer, and improves students performance in school and sports.

Summer vacation. For most children and teens, the phrase conjures up images of hot, sunny days and vacations with the whole family to far-off places. We all envision lazy afternoons relaxing on the beach, playing in water parks, and going on picnics. But what happens when summer ends and the reality of another year of school sinks in?

Do you hate waking up so early in the morning to get ready for school? Do you feel so drained because you’re tired? Some school districts have started school later to give students more time to sleep and because students get more sleep it has several positive effects. School districts would be for schools starting later because studies have shown students with more sleep have improved school performances, more sleep which reduces health problems, and less morning automobile accidents.

In recent years, many adults have found themselves underemployed, jobless or without the necessary tools to compete in today's job market. Therefore, deciding to return to school (or start) has become almost a necessity. Enrolling in school as an adult can be stressful. Other factors such as having a family to take care of and a house to manage, further complicate the decision. As some of today's adult students are finding out, it is doable if that person has the right mindset, strategy and support.

Students should start school later in the morning. Starting school later will give teachers more time to prep for tests lessons and fieldtrips, gives more time to get to school as well as more time for sleep. Although some may argue that kids need the educational time as well as parents needing time to get to work, the arguments for starting school later are stronger.

Due to the continuing increase of living it’s nearly impossible to be able to live alone. Since the demand of a higher education for better paying jobs is at an all time high trying to juggle a full-time job and returning to college is more than difficult at times. Frank, a full-time employee decided that he’d better himself by returning to college. Never considering that times have changed, he still continued to work and go to school. He stretched himself to the max; he worked late hours and then stayed up doing homework until the early morning only to have to get up and return to class to repeat the long days over. Several weeks passed, he realized that he was never going to be able to get ahead to matter how hard to tried. He was very aware that if he stopped taking classes his chances of being something in the world were even slimmer than if he continued and somehow managed to do both. Frank decided that no matter how tough these next few months were going to be he wasn’t going to let it stop him from meeting his goals.

One reason that school should start later is because it is unhealthy for children's bodies to go to school that early in the morning. If school starts before 9:00AM children develop chronic sleep deprivation. Chronic sleep deprivation cause sleepiness, clumsiness, and weight loss/gain. Some kids wake up as early as 5-6AM to get ready for school. Some kids might have to walk to school too.

With school being an important and every day thing in a child’s life, doesn’t it only make sense that schools should adapt their schedule to increase kid’s grades and their attitude towards others? According to the article “But I’m Not Tired!” Alice Park states that some kids have things to do as soon as they get out of school, such as extra curricular ‘s and homework all before getting to bed.

One day in 2011, I had an epiphany that I wanted to become the CEO of a hospital one day. The CEO of Rose Medical Center became aware of this and informed me that I could certainly have his job one day, but I must first go back to school and get my Master's degree. He is not the only person that has hounded me about going back to school. Many other managers, administrators and even family members have said the same. Clearly they see something in me that I had not quite yet see in myself. I think I am finally coming to the realization that if they think I can obtain a Master's degree, then I certainly possess the skills, knowledge and motivation to go back to school. It is time for me to shake up my content, routine life and take the step to bettering myself and fulfilling the commitment I made to myself on December 31,

Everyone has at least experienced what it’s like getting up early in morning and getting ready for school or has at least heard about how awful it is dragging yourself out of bed. It gets mentally exhausting especially if you do it for five days out of every week. Some kids don’t get to go to bed till late because some do sports and some nights they have late games which just makes it more exhausting for kids. This is why schools should start later in the morning, it will give the kids more time to get their healthy sleeping hours so they are not sleep deprived and unhappy.

When you wake up for school early in the morning, do you usually feel tired and like you haven’t gotten enough sleep? You are not alone in this. Students everywhere are suffering from getting up early and struggle throughout the school day. A way to fix this problem is starting school later in the morning. There are several reasons why school should start later, such as, students that start later improving in school and test scores, students are more prone to being sleep deprived when getting up later, and students have a higher risk of accidents and health issues.

I would like to welcome all of you; parents, coaches, teachers, and families alike to the 8th grade graduation of SFC’s very own class of 2021. I would also like to thank you all for the support you’ve given to us, and for tolerating us over the years. Now we should all sit back, relax, and get ready for the four year journey we are about to go on called high school.

When I first decided to go back to college and further my education I knew it was going to be a challenge. Firstly, it had been six years since I had taken classes of any kind, and secondly, I had pretty much forgotten all the important courses that I learned in high school. Not to mention, I didn’t even put into perspective how hard classes would be with a child because I thought I could get most of my work done while she was sleeping (I thought wrong). Challenging was an understatement of my last two years in college, my thoughts and expectations of college were way off. With that being said, College has been a stressful and crazy ride I know in the end it will all be worth it. With only one semester left of my Associate's degree, I can say I have learned skills that will benefit me in my future career and in life.

Why do I want to transfer to Berea? That is a question I could hardly begin to scratch the surface of in five hundred words. I have found that many of my reasons for wanting to return to school-- specifically Berea-- are deeply personal. While pursuing higher education and challenging my mind are absolute desires I hold dear, being admitted to Berea College means so much more to me than that.