Should School Start Later

If we were to start school later, academic GPA’s (grade point averages) would definately increase. Isn’t this what we want in our school? It is proven that the more sleep you get, the more awake and alert you actually are. I interviewed Michael Claffey, a sophomore at Newington High School, he stated “ Goooooud.” Also Jorge Premto a sophomore at Newington High School stated “Yes Michael, yes I do believe school should start at nine o’clock am. This will thus help further my education because I will be well rested.” In all, we need school to start later because it will help us with our education.

If we start school later then kids test scores will increase, they wont fall asleep in class and they would get the appropriate amount of sleep. According to upfrontmagazine.com, nNew research suggests that later high school starts have widespread benefits. Sleep experts at the university of Mminnesota studied eight high schools before and after the moved to later start times. They found that the later start time, the better off students were on measures like mental health, car crash rates, attendance, and in some schools, grades and standerized test scores. This is an accurate example because it comes from sleep experts at the university of minnesota that have actually studied this topic. With later starting time you’ll have more time to sleep and will be able to pay attention in class so you can get that good grade.

Students are not getting enough sleep. There is either homework or after school activities keeping kids from getting the right amount of sleep they need. The author states that, most kids are going to bed at 10 p.m. or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early the next day. Changes can be made at school to adjust to students’ sleep patterns. Some ways schools can adjust to students’ sleep patterns is shifting the time to start later, giving less homework or less after school programs, schools could also end sooner.

There has always been a controversy as to if the school day should start later on in the morning or not. The University of Minnesota study shows that schools who have already changed the beginning of the school day to later have found that only a third of students actually received eight or more hours of sleep while the students who received less than eight hours reported to have more symptoms of depression, higher counts of caffeine, and substance abuse with alcohol and drugs. In “Should the School Day Start Later?” written by Michael Gonchar, Gonchar writes that, “New evidence suggests that a later start to the school day could have all sorts of benefits…” Some of those benefits could include the decrease of tardiness, increase in attendance, test scores and everyday grades, more positive mental health, and even car crash rates. All in all the research and studies over if the school day should start later has been in discussion for years.

I don’t think I can name one person who likes getting up early and going to school. In my opinion, I think school should definitely start later. Research has proven that starting school later has improved children’s grades, health, and attitude.

All in all, later start times are a benefit to student’s health. Furthermore, if you sleep well, you learn better. According to Anne Wheaton, “Everyone learns better when they’re awake.” (Anne Wheaton)

Having a later school start can benefit a benefit academic. Everyone has always hated getting up early or school. Most students starting early, has always been hard to focus of what teachers are trying to say. Starting at a later time can benefit students to a happier and more successful life to learn in. According to the New York Times, Aaron writes, “They set their alarms, and their parents force them out of bed in the morning,

Studies conducted over ninety percent of high school students in America are sleep deprived, which poses the question,

Some of the downsides are that it would be very difficult to try and reschedule the buses because the buses have a set schedule, it would be very hard and tedious to change all of the schedules. Also, the change in time will affect student athletes because if school starts later, practice will end later. Which would mean that athletes get home later which makes it so they have even less time to study and finish homework. Plus, it could make it difficult for parents because they would have to drop their kids off later which might make it harder for them to get to work. Another thing is that the teachers may want to keep the school times as they are because they might want to leave school as early as possible. If school starts later they won't

A controversial topic that is constantly being argued over is whether schools should start later; new scientific research suggests that the internal sleep clock changes drastically during teenage years. This is what causes teenagers to experience difficulty waking up and going to sleep early. Therefore, I believe that we should start schools at a later time.

Do schools start too early? Many school boards believe schools should start later so the student can get more sleep. Sleep experts have proven that later school start times have some benefits, but these benefits are not enough to influence a later start time in schools.

I know from personal experience that when I sleep more I do better in my classes. I can also say that I do better at paying attention in my afternoon classes than I do in my morning classes. This is because students are awake by their afternoon classes but if school started later then students would not be dragging in the morning. Many students say that they would benefit from the later start but also say that they are worried about not being able to have enough time after school for sports, homework, a job and dinner. Going to school later is a good option but some people beg to differ.

Many students drag themselves out of bed during the school year to get to school on time only to fall asleep during their first block class. Teachers often find themselves raising their voices to get the students to wake up during their class. Many people may assume that these teenagers are lazy or have a bad attitude. In fact, these students are sleep deprived. Today American schools start at a very early hour based on a system in place during the 1800s to allow farm students to go to school and get home in time to work on the family farm. For most American students, this is no longer the case and school systems should start at a later time. I believe school should start later than nine o’clock because it helps students get the sleep they need and to stay focused.

Although going to school early has its benefits, some people think that we should start school late. One reason some think going to school late is better is because Lawrence Epstein a medical director of the National Sleep Foundation quotes that “Adequate sleep is essential to feeling awake and alert¨. Even though Lawrence has a good point students might go to sleep later at night

Although some may argue that school shouldn't start later in the morning, I strongly feel that school should start later in the morning because of the many benefits it brings.