If a survey was given out to 100 students on what they hate most about school, some would say they do not like the lunches, or how long the classes were. The majority of the students who took this survey would say that school start times needed to be later in the morning. Around the age of sixteen, students start to get jobs, and start driving which equal a ton of late work nights and loads of stress trying to figure out how not to die while driving with their parents. If a working student gets off at their grocery store job at 9:30, this student is probably not going to fully get ready to go to sleep until 11:00. If this student gets up for school at 6:00 the next morning, this student gets at most seven hours of good sleep instead of the …show more content…
Athletes who are sleep deprived report slower reaction times that could lead to injuries so if schools started later, athletes should be at the top of their game every night. Student athletes have many responsibilities throughout their day including maintaining their good grades, behaving well in school, and putting their best effort out during the practices and games. If the star basketball player struggles to get good sleep every night, then has a hard time at school that day, will this player come out at the game that night with his full focus on the game? Probably not. Athletes more than anyone need those 9 hours of sleep or it could potentially kill them. A study was conducted in 2011 on a Stanford basketball team investigating the effects of sleep extension on specific measures of athletic performance, as well as reaction time and daytime sleepiness. It is well known that sleep that sleep deprivation and sleep disturbance can impair mental and physical function, immune response and other restorative processes important for athletes ( Early School Start Time/Athletic Performance, 2013). According to the study, athletes are recommended to get 10 hours of sleep a night for faster reaction times and peak athletic performances. If student athletes do not get at least the normal recommended 9 hours of sleep, they are more than likely to make a risky decision that could lead to an injury (Early School Start Time/Athletic Performance, 2013). The researchers asked the player to maintain their normal nighttime schedule which is six to nine hours for two to four weeks and then aim to sleep 10 hours each night for the next five to seven weeks. During this study, players abstained from drinking coffee and alcohol and they were asked to take daytime naps when travel prohibited them from reaching the 10 hours if nighttime sleep. At the end of
Schools all around the nation have starting times for school, that are too early for the students and teachers alike. Schools starting times should be 8:30 in the morning or later, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sleep loss has become more common in children due to early start times which only gives them 6-7 hours of sleep a night when growing children should have 8-9 hours a night. children suffer the chronic loss of sleep due to the hormonal roller coaster that you call puberty, which only lets them begin to go into a REM sleep around 10 p.m. . It’s also been proven that adolescent children suffer from highers risks of physical health problems, mental health problems, lower test scores, missing school, substance abuse, and being in a car crash due to sleep deprivation. Students end up having to get up before 6:30 to get ready and catch the bus or walk to school, but when you have to study for hours after school, eat, clean up, participate in extracurricular activities, including sports and clubs, and do chores in less than 4 hours to get the sleep they require to be healthy mentally and physically it’s almost impossible. School should start later to better our future generations, with more sleep we could have more positive members of societies.
Do you ever wake up and feel like you haven’t gotten enough sleep? The reason is because in reality you probably haven’t. Studies show that schools should not start any earlier that 8:30 in the morning due to teens suffering from sleep deprivation. There are many negative effects this condition can have on a teens body including a direct effect on one’s physical and mental health, public safety and excelling in the future. In the Ted Talk video, " Why school should start later for teens" by, Wendy Troxel. Ms. Troxel explained why school should start later for teens.. Students are very drowsy in the morning and are usually rushing to get to school on time which limits breakfasts times and healthy food options. Schools should start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for several reasons but sleep deprivation is the most important. Sleep deprivation can cause a direct effect to a child’s general health and behavior, public safety and potentially future success.
Teenagers need more sleep. If schools start school later, students would be less tired. A study of eight schools in Minnesota started school 1 hour later and grades and morale went up and tardiness went down. It has been scientifically proven in a test they did in Minnesota that 8 schools stated later and most of the students grades went up they were happier and everyone seemed more
In the first place, students are not getting enough sleep. In the article “Should School Start later” by Lisa M. Herrington [20] “According to the National Sleep Foundation “59% of 6th-8th graders and 87% of high schoolers aren't getting the sleep they require”. This quote shows that students are not getting the sleep they need. And kids must wake up early how are they getting the sleep we need. “So why don’t kids just go to sleep earlier? It’s not that simple” Says Danny Lewin, a sleep specialist at Children's National Health system in Washington, D.C. “Adolescents have a deeply programmed biological clock to go to bed later and wake later” Says
Typically, people enjoy receiving an extra hour of sleep, even an extra five minutes of sleep. Teens are just one group of people who enjoy sleep. Unfortunately, teens are unable to obtain the correct number of hours per night. Later school start times would be beneficial because the schools would see an impact on attendance, increased school performance, and based on several studies, students would receive the recommended amount of sleep. The psychological effects would greatly outweigh the negative effects caused by an early start time. Benefits of a later start time include, better health, improved grades and teens reaching the recommended amount of sleep per night. Downfalls of starting school later would be transportation issues, coddling
Having a later school start time can increase a student’s academic grades and awareness. Thirty-three percent of teens say that they fell asleep in class. Even though this is a small portion of teens, falling asleep in class shouldn’t even happen once. Also, this means they are getting less than what they need,(eight to nine hours of sleep a night). A school needs to pack as much teaching time as they can in a day, but if that means waking up a student at a time so early, then there's no point.When a student doesn’t sleep as much, students are not aware as they would be if they had a good night’s rest. If students had this sleep, the would pay more attention in class. Therefor, a student would have better grades.
There may be some of you out there who simply believe, “Why don’t they just go to sleep earlier?” The truth is, that the biological clock in adolescents can change on average two hours from middle school into high school, which means that they are supposed to go to sleep at 11 and wake up at around 8 (“Teens Need”). This time frame is not taken into account in high school start times, which suggest adolescents going to sleep at 9 and waking up at 6. The time suggested by the schools goes against a high schooler 's biological clock, leaving most teens going to sleep around 11 and waking up at an average time of 5:30; a mere 6 ½ hours of sleep is achieved with this time frame, 3 hours less than what has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (Maloney-Dunn). The American Academy of Pediatrics suggest a high school start time of 8:30 or later
The first reason schools should start later is because teens would do better. Evidence for this is that the AASM says that schools should start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. This could help high- and middle schoolers to get better grades in their morning classes if we applied this rule. The second piece of evidence is that this argument isn’t new, other people have been at this for a long time, meaning the dispute isn’t old and the problem has occured to the teens of the past. It’s very difficult for teens to get tired before 11:00 p.m. If we let them got to bed at that time, that means that they would have to sleep in till 7:30 a.m. Schools are starting at 8:00 to 7:50. That doesn’t give them a long time to wake up and get ready for school. (All evidence in this
(https://www.educationdegree.com/articles/why-start-school-later) In an article from The Atlantic it says that the American Academy of Pediatrics says kids internal clocks “operate differently than those of other age groups. It’s typically more difficult for adolescents to fall asleep earlier in the evening than it is for other age demographics.” The AAP has specifically “urged schools to adjust the start times” so more kids can get enough sleep. (https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/08/why-school-should-start-later/401489/) Those kids who don't get enough sleep may have lots of health risks that can have very bad consequences on mental well-being. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says (https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0806-school-sleep.html) that no school should start earlier than 8:30 so that schools can provide students a chance to learn at their maximum capabilities. Another group, The American Academy of Sleep Medicine, claims that “adolescents 13 to 18 years need to
Once these students do everything they need to do for the day it usually is around ten thirty at night and by going to bed that late and then waking up so early they only receive around seven hours a sleep a night. Even though extracurricular activities may get in the way of scheduling, one should support later school start times because teens would not be sleep deprived, melatonin levels can balance, and teens will have higher concentration levels throughout the day.
When you were 14-16 were you tired or sleeping in class? Odds are, you were, since 60% of 14-16 year olds get less than 7 hours of sleep each night. Schools should start later than when it is now because of these 3 reasons. A main reason is that kids wouldn’t be so drowsy in their morning classes. They wouldn’t fall asleep in their morning classes. Kids would get enough rest so they won't be so late to class. The last reason is that kids would feel better since they will get more hours of sleep than normal.
Students that do not sleep well at night will struggle to maintain grades and a healthy lifestyle. Students who sleep less usually have lower grades than a student that gets enough rest. Student will feel pressured to sacrifice sleep to be in top shape for their team so they can earn the money given to them. Students who do this will wrestle with lowering grades and the inability to think as efficiently. According to ncaa.org, their blog states that colleges graduate 18 percent fewer college athletes than regular students. The main cause of this is being overworked to the point of exhaustion or to where they have to pick academics to focus on or their sport. Also according to ncaa.org In 2004 only 73 percent of college athletes graduated
Coaches should let their players get proper sleep. According to Nih.gov, “ Getting enough quality sleep at the right time can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety.” This demonstrates that enough sleep can affect the way you play and it can affect your physical health. Many coaches schedule practice late and do not let their players get enough sleep and sleep is a really important part of your physical health. Coaches should adjust their practice schedule and think about how the late practice can affect their players physical health.
More sleep could help the student athletes as well to get rest after their practices and games. Most students athletes have long night practices and don't get home until late at night, and then have to also get up early to go to school. Coach Jordan, a head football coach, says “I have noticed that athletes who are striving to build muscle, but are not getting results, often are not getting enough sleep (1).” This quote shows that most student athletes have trouble doing what they need to do for their sport, because of not getting the sleep that they need. More sleep for student athletes show a better outcome and the physical growth occurs and your tissues recover with daily activity, with less sleep a student wants to do less and not do
I never thought it was to be true, but sleep is deadly if you don’t get the right amount and for your students, I would hope you would want their health to be good. According to Russell Foster, “Sleep deprivation might be an important factor in predisposing people to the conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.” Meaning, students who don’t get enough sleep can be introduced into medical conditions no matter how they eat or how physical they are. Students who have to stay up and study because they have work or they have to wake up early for school can be in risk for these conditions. All you have to do is move up the start time and these students will be in less