Why Kids Should Get Later In School

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.

Imagine you are looking from the top of a sixth grader's room. It's almost 6:00 A.M. and it's still really dark out. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! He jumps up suddenly and glares at his alarm clock. It looks like he just wants to punch the thing right off of his nightstand. You hear him say, "Ugh, why do we have to get up so early, can't we have a later school start time?" Adolescents not getting enough sleep has been spreading, but in the year 2000 it has really begun to have an affect. Parents are saying that their child is tired when they get home. Now schools have been trying to solve that problem with later start times. The students at Middle School South Lake Zurich Illinois would like later start times. It won't cost much, it benefits the students and teachers. However, there are some problems. But still, there are lots of benefits.

Lots of kids in the USA wake to an alarm in order to get to school on time. Some wake up at as early as 6:00 just to get ready for school and not be late. Are you one of those people? According to research, you should stop, because it isn't healthy. Schools normally start at 8:00, which is too early.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am here today to talk about an issue that leaves millions slumped over in exhaustion on a daily basis, an issue that leaves many unable to reach their full potential, an issue called school start times, which are too early in too many places. I mean, how many of you here can get 9 hours of sleep every night? Probably not many. Schools need to start later to meet not the fleeting wants but the biological needs of teens like us.

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.

There is an increased tension growing throughout the country due to the conflict occurring between schools of whether or not they should have a later start time. While some may say having an earlier start to the day will allow an early finish out of school, others may argue that this may cause lack of sleep which would impact many student’s health. Many support that school should have a later start time because it would increase sleep, academic performance, and reduce the risk of traffic-related accidents.

Teens usually get 4-6 hours of sleep every night. However, studies show that teens need about 9 ½ hours of sleep. Knowing these facts, are teens really getting enough sleep? The average school day starts as early as 7:40 in the morning! The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior survey in 2011 showed that 60% of U.S. high school students get fewer than 8 hours of sleep on school nights and 40% get fewer than 6 hours.

Have you once gone to school exhausted and wanted to sleep through the whole school day? How much sleep do you get each night during the school year? Have you ever wished for school to start later into the day, instead of it starting in the morning? In schools, most students aren’t energized and ready for the school day, all because of the early school start times. I think that school should start later because teenage students get tired faster than some people in younger and older age groups, they would be energized and ready to learn, and they could learn without their health at risk.

The school should start later because the school needs to focus on teenagers students. For example, ASSM says “the teenagers should sleep 8 to 10 hours a night. But according to the CDC, almost 70% of high-school students report sleeping 7 hours or less on a regular basis.” In other words, most teenagers should sleep 8 to 10 hours, but almost 70% of high school students were sleeping 7 hours or less. This evidence highlights that when teenagers didn’t sleep well, then they

Students need a lot of concentration to work hard. When they are tired and drowsy and they are unable to think as well. Also, students need to think clearly when they are writing papers, do classwork and be able to understand the work that is given in class. If they don’t have enough sleep they will have many mistakes and will not be able to do their job well. If it is the first class of the day, students may fall asleep or not listen to the important things that are said or teach in their class even though out the day. Schools should start at 9:30, and should end around 3:30. Let’s say a student has a lot of homework one night and so he or she goes to bed at 11:00 p.m. “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) — have expounded on the health benefits of a later school start time for older students. Thanks to hormones and bodily changes, many teens have a harder time falling asleep at night and therefore a harder time dragging themselves out of bed in the morning.”(Source: “Later school start times are a good idea — but they won't be cheap”). So given a later start times students would not have to wake up at 6:30 a.m. but would get to wake up at around 8:00 a.m. and get a full nine hours of sleep or more. In Addition, some students also have to walk to there bus stop in the morning that make them more tried But, if they had more time that problem would be resolved. Some suggestions is If they prefer mornings, they can go to bed early, wake up earlier and still complete their homework. Whether they are a morning or a night person, the student will be well rested and alert for a

Recent studies say yes, students who have to get up to go to school need more time to sleep. The students are having a very hard time keeping their eyes open during school hours, and some say that school should start at 9:00am instead of 8:00am, and a lot agree. Students need to get their sleep as much as they need their education, but can you have both?

It is very clear that most people resent the thought of waking up early in the morning to get school or work. Right? According to the author Elenam112,  “It has been scientifically proven that teenagers are not morning people. They have a biological tendency to stay up at night and sleep later in the morning.” (TI.)  I strongly agree. In my opinion, I believe school start times should start at least an hour or two earlier, due to the health benefits also, students will be much more focused in class. This could change our society for the better, the proof is in the people keep reading to understand why sleep is so crucial to our body’s and furthermore,our minds..

Here is a concern that a number of students have, and the concern is the time that school begins. Some people accept the time that school begins now is fine as it is, but others including me are wanting the opportunity to have added time in the mornings.

On average in today’s society most teens don’t like going to school that early in the morning. To have to wake up so early when they only get about seven hours of sleep, to have students be coming into school at 7:30AM or maybe even earlier in some other schools, is not right. Students need to have time at night to get work done, not only schoolwork but also non-schoolwork. Needless to say, the school schedule for high school students needs to be changed and be made where they go in later. That way they get their work done and get enough sleep because without much sleep students will not be getting high grades. A health survey that the University Health Center administered showed them that one in four students say that lack of sleep has