Persuasive Essay On Lack Of Sleep

Students,especially students who drive to and from school are also at risk of more car crashes because of sleep deprivation. Additionally getting good sleep is important to maintaining good health,staying awake and alert, and working at peak performance. Although students can simply sleep earlier, many need that time to study and complete homework, with a later start time students can get their homework down and get a sufficient amount of sleep.”According to this research, the ideal amount of sleep for the average teenager falls between 8.5 and 9.5 hours a night, and teenagers who receive adequate sleep benefit from better physical and mental health, safety, and academic performance. It also revealed that puberty causes a “phase delay” in teenagers, which shifts the time that teenagers fall asleep back by two

Sleep deprivation is a growing problem in today’s society. It affects students who need to wake up for school in the early hours in the morning. Scientists and doctors say that schools should change their start times to later in the morning to allow students to attain the eight to ten hours of sleep needed to perform to the best of their ability with their academics as well as their athletics. Some school districts have taken this information into account, and in result changed their schools hours. While this can resolve some troubles regarding sleep deprivation in teen students, changing hours can raise other problems. In some cases, it may also not fix the problem and students will continue to stay awake into late hours of the night. This also does not allow the student to accept the consequences of staying up late. Starting school later in the morning could also affect after-school activities such as sports and clubs.

Many high school students wander into school each day shuffling around and trying not to pass out in their classes. In order to cut back on sleep-deprived teens, we must follow through with this solution; it would give students enough time to go to bed early and wake up at an appropriate time. According to Sleep Foundation, teenagers require eight to ten hours of sleep and are not getting that with the current schedule. Many teenagers have discombobulated biological clocks and need the opportunity to adjust their sleeping schedule as they see fit. If this plan were to be put into practice, more positive attitudes would emerge from schools all over America due to their fulfilled need of sleep, which would give teachers, students, principals, counselors, and even parents a more productive start to each day. On the other hand, I realize that the opposing side of this intelligent solution may proclaim that some teenagers would abuse this and go to bed even later, but people must also realize that a large amount of teenagers who wish to succeed academically would gladly not abuse this and respect this privilege; although there would be some teenagers to mistreat this, it is up to the maturity level of the student, and they choose whether they want to succeed or

Imagine: a world where a biological necessity is not seen as a priority, and adolescent’s educations are suffering. This is how schools’ think about sleep.What all human beings need to survive is being put on the back burner by most schools in America- sleep(11a). It has been proven through the process of scientific research that sleep is necessary on the same level as food or activity. Unfortunately, sleep deprivation is a chronic health problem that many youths suffer from today. Teens are naturally predisposed to go to sleep around 11 pm, but are forced to wake up around 6:15, not allowing any time for adequate sleep (“Backgrounder: Later school start Times” 1). Irregular sleep patterns during teenage years can cause long-term

Most people joke around about how important sleep is and they say things like: “If I don’t sleep right now I might die!”. But many people don’t know how true that statement can be or how important sleep really is. The amount of sleep you get is important and how much sleep you need varies depending on your age. Even naps can help people that have unusual sleeping schedules. Sleeping and napping give you the energy you need to go through the day, but over sleeping or napping can make you even more tired than you were before. Sleeping and napping is a very important thing you need to do to be healthy, to have enough energy to go through the day, and help you be more focused throughout the day.

Many adults say that sleep is crucial to a human during its adolescent years. It is a proven fact that teens need an average of 8.5 to 9.5 hours a sleep each night, yet two-thirds of high school students are receiving fewer than seven hours of sleep (Howard, “Wake up Calls”). Some might ask, “Why aren’t teens getting the required amount of sleep they need?” This is because adults frequently advise teens to be involved in school activities, receive good grades, turn homework in on time, and maintain a healthy social life. Now, teens do what is advised by adults by taking Advanced Placement classes, playing sports, participating in extracurricular activities, and even getting after school jobs; but they still fall short on getting the required amount of sleep at night. The daily cycle of a teen involved in many school activities consists of not getting home until 7:00 P.M., eating dinner, doing loads of homework, using social media, going to sleep at 11:00 P.M. or later, then waking up the next morning at 6:00 A.M. to get ready for school. As you can see, an involved teen is only getting seven or fewer hours of sleep at night. Since getting an inadequate amount of sleep each night

Students at Hillsborough High School have to wake up at around 6:00 am to get ready for the school day. But, is it healthy? Scientists have proven that while young kids may be able to wake up earlier, adolescents’ biological clock causes them to fall asleep later and wake up later. Not only does this cause midday fatigue, but it affects a student's grades, emotional status, and can lead to drugs and alcohol. It is common knowledge that getting 5-6 hours of sleep a night is not adequate, especially for teenagers in their transition to

Based on the importance of sleep and on the vast amount of information available on the subject, it is surprising that many schools all over the United States still have an extremely early start time. Throughout adolescence, sleep is considered to be even more important as the amount of sleep needed does not drop significantly from childhood, however, the changes related to puberty show a delayed evening onset of melatonin causing a change in the circadian rhythm—a person’s “biological” clock—preference to evenings (Owens, Belon & Moss, 2010). Because of this change, adolescents tend to present difficulties falling asleep prior 11pm and waking up prior to 8am could be causing issues from mood and attention problems, to even something less discussed

The National Sleep Foundation says that teens need at least 9 hours and 15 minutes of sleep each night, but only 15% U.S high schools start at 8:30am and about 40% start before 8am. This issue has been in the school system for years but no one ever takes it in. This would help students so much, there is no reason why it hasn’t went into effect. There are very little problems to come with it, and the problems that do come can be easily fixed.

As a student at Kingsland High School, I have frequently needed to wake up before six in the morning. There are seldom times where I have actually got the amount of sleep that is required for someone my age. The solution to mine and everyone else’s problem is to start the school day later in the day. Scientists have found that adolescents need, on average, nine to nine and a half hours of sleep per night, but two-thirds of teenagers reported sleeping less than seven hours a night. This causes multiple students to be sleep-deprived throughout the school day. This weakens the student's learning, memory, attention capability, and even impairs their health. Studies have shown a link between mental illnesses, a weakened immune system, and higher stress due to sleep-deprivation. Academics also are affected when schools start later in the morning. Teachers in schools that start early have noticed an improvement in the classroom when teenagers are more alert, less moody, and less tired as a result of a great night's sleep. Although there are several benefits of starting the school day later, frequently people disagree with the adjustments.

When someone imagines the ideal high schooler, the social norm seems to always be staying up late, and waking up early. But this trend has taken a toll on the student’s brain. The problem with early start times in schools is that kids are just too tired to think at 7 or 8 o’clock in the morning. This is important because this topic is a common issue right now in schools. Palm Desert High School has a late start on Wednesday’s because it gives teachers the time to have their meetings, but it also gives us high schoolers an extra hour or so of sleep. According to the article “Sleep in Adolescents (Thirteen-Eighteen Years),” the average amount of sleep high schoolers get is between 7 and 7 1/2 hours. High Schoolers should be getting between 9 and 9 1/2 hours but most teenagers need 9 1/2 hours of sleep. Late start values kid’s education and thinking abilities by letting them get more sleep

In the article “Today’s Exhausted Superkids,”Frank Bruni makes many valid, controversial points. More than half American teenagers say they are getting less than seven hours of sleep. This is all due either to the amount of homework assigned each night, or all the times students get distracted while attempting to finish the work. In many classes, students must prepare themselves for all the extra work they will be doing. Various problems are associated with the one considerable topic: sleep deprivation. Several different factors can lead to shorter hours of sleep during the night.

Students in high school struggle with sleep so seriously that medical professionals call it an epidemic, with 87% of students getting less than the recommended amount of sleep (Richter). It’s difficult to balance sports and extracurriculars with school and homework, and, come junior and senior year, college applications and jobs as well. All these activities in students’ lives leave them little time for a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately for them, sleep is actually crucial, as it has not only been shown to improve GPA, but also help students with memorizing information (Hershner). Not to mention that most high schools start classes early in the morning, with 29.9% of schools starting before 7:30 am, according to a 2012 survey (CDC). According

Sleep is as essential to people as food and water. It is what recharges us after a long day, and gives our bodies a chance to heal and grow. So why don’t teenagers get enough of it? Teenagers today are faced with this devastating problem, called sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is when a person does not get enough sleep, which can rapidly lead to deadly health effects (Pietrangelo 1). This problem is serious, especially for adolescents, and should be addressed in an environment where teens feel fine with facing the severity of the issue. The most pressing teenage issue today that Dearborn Public Schools should address in the classroom is sleep deprivation since sleep deprivation causes lifelong mental health issues, it creates severe physical health problems,

It’s late at night and sleep won’t come. You turn to one side, you turn to the other but you just can’t close your eyes. No sheep counting or chamomile tea has helped you. You have insomnia. Occasional episodes of insomnia may come and go without causing any serious problems, but for some people it can last for months or even years at a time. Persistent insomnia can have a significant impact on your quality of life. It can limit what you're able to do during the day, affect your mood, and lead to relationship problems with friends, family and colleagues. There are no official guidelines about how much sleep you should get each night because everyone is different. On average, a "normal" amount of sleep for an adult is considered to be around