Why Naps Should Be Allowed In Schools

I know many people would disagree on having students take a 20-30 minute nap while being in school because naps are not why we are there for, it’s for learning and discovering new things and school teaches us to speak our minds, so here I am talking about a very important subject that should be discussed because personally you can not keep my eyes open, if I’m tired I’m sleepy, if I’m sleepy my eyes are going to close, when my eyes close I’m in another world where I actually feel alive and don’t have to force myself from doing what my body naturally does. Before you say anything like, “Why can’t you just get your eight hours of sleep?” Well I do get my full eight hours of sleep, I most likely get more than that. I’m just a sleepy person, I get bored I sleep. I get stressed, I sleep. Sad? Lay in bed. Bored? Lay in bed. Happy? Lay in bed. Tired? Lay in bed. Have ten different assignments due tomorrow? Lay in bed. I am naturally tired, and unlike most people I sleep my problems away, now I know that, that’s not a good thing but it’s better than how most people handle their situations, and I’m doing with what works best for me. You can try to do other things like go to bed earlier, or if you’re like me and feel better with less hours of sleep then I suggest going to sleep later at night, I’m

Adolescents and adults need around 9 hours of sleep daily (De Souza 5). Since schools are starting so early, they can not get the needed sleep time, eight to nine hours. Even though teachers go to school the same time as students, consequences are worse in students and it seems to have more of a critical effect on students. No matter if it is a student or a teacher, the quality of sleep is very important for everybody.

Have you ever noticed how tired some kids are in school? Have you noticed that the students can’t focus on their work? Have you noticed that they are up late trying to finish their homework? Well, I have the solution. I think that we should have nap time in school. With naptime, students will be able to function more easily and to a higher standard. As Anton Anderson, a high school teacher from Connecticut said, 20 extra minutes a day isn’t a substitute for 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night, but it does recharge the batteries. If 20 minutes does this much, think about what 40 minutes could do.

What do people think of when they first hear the word nap? Everyday sayings such as snatching a nap, being caught napping, snoozing, or stealing forty winks are all beneficial daily activities we need to add to our busy life. If we do, we will be more awake and capable to reach our full potential as an individual. People don’t realize how important a nap can be. Although popular beliefs suggest that naps are a waste of time, naps actually increase productivity by resting the brain.

Furthermore, naps can be a good thing for people of all ages because they boost your mental focus during work hours and school. Also, if you are not getting enough sleep at night, you can take a short cat nap to boost that mental focus and determination to do and finish your school work. In a NASA research study done recently, they have shown that taking a twenty-six minute nap helped increase a pilots mood and alertness, creating for a better work

The amount of sleep a person gets each night affects the mental and emotional sides of the human body as well. Lack of sleep will increase the risk of depression and other serious mental problems. Most of these problems could be solved with just a few extra hours of sleep. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that a good amount of sleep for an active student is between 9-10 hours. (Walker 1) Mary Carskadon, PhD, listed just a few out of the many benefits to gaining more sleep, them being reduced likelihood of absenteeism and tardiness, receiving better grades, and having less of a risk of metabolic and nutritional deficits like obesity. Carskadon is the director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at the Bradley Hospital in Rhode Island, and she is also a Professor for the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University School of Medicine. (National Sleep Foundation 2) A couple times out of the year, I will be tardy to my first hour class for accidentally sleeping through my alarm because my body naturally doesn’t wake up for two or more hours. It is a common problem for other students at my school as well. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement collected data that states that “more than 9,000 students at eight high schools in Minnesota, Colorado, and Wyoming and found that shifting the school day later in the morning resulted in a boost in attendance, test scores, and grades in math, English, science, and social studies.” (Richmond

Kids need enough sleep to be able to go through the day without falling asleep in class and they need to be able to pay attention in class to learn also.

Some people think naps are great, others think that naps are terrible but, science says that naps are important if you do them right. According to doctors who study sleep if you want to take a nap and wake up refreshed you should set a timer for 24 minutes. If you want a longer nap set a timer for 90 minutes to 180 minutes. Also, the reason that people should take 24 minutes and 90-minute naps are because people sleep in cycles and it takes about 25 minutes to go from light sleep to deep sleep and it takes 90-100 to complete a whole sleep cycle. Another reason naps are helpful is according to Maria Allegra people who take 30-minute naps at least three times a week are 37% less likely to die from heart disease. More reasons that people take

Most college students spend their time up all night studying, and they regret it the next morning when they are struggling to stay awake from the lack of sleep. Along with this many students nap during the day to make up for the loss of sleep. Many studies have found that napping can actually improve moods, health, and academic performance. This is shown in different studies from surveys, to testing different reactions and moods. All the way to actually providing students with a place to nap. Napping can increase academic performance, mood, and have a positive effect on health. All of these being reasons why people should nap.

I believe we should have nap time during school because it would increase our attention, help rest our minds, and reduce falling asleep in school.

All of us are aware about the importance of sleep in our lives. In fact, people that don’t get enough sleep at night may experience a variety of health issues in the long run. Unfortunately, students find it as a hard task to sleep about 8-9 hours a day because they have to wake up early and go to school. This creates a tremendous impact on their physical and mental health.

Reading these articles, I realized how napping is important in people’s lives especially for people that work and for college students. As a student especially reading the second article which spoke about the importance of napping and they even proved it by performing an experiment on students such as myself who live in dormitories. They proved to students about efficiency of napping and how it will boost up their speed of knowledge. Because I’m almost always sleepy and force myself to stay awake to finish my school work since knowing myself when I wake up from a nap I’m not motivated to do anything.

Often, students are tired during the day and while they’re in class. Being tired affects their learning as well as how they function. It not only affects that but it also can cause higher rates of obesity, depression, and motor vehicle accidents, as well as an overall lower quality of life. Getting enough sleep is important for students safety, health, and academic performance.

There should be a nap period in school. Kids are negative, not concentrating, getting bad grades, and depressed, and it's because of something no amount of ex-core or two-step programs will fix: sleep deprivation.

Naptime should be integrated into the school day of high schoolers. A chief supporting reason for this is that adolescents do not receive the nine and one-quarter hours of sleep they require nightly. With a lethal combination of homework, clubs, sports, volunteer work, and other activities, high schoolers do not get enough sleep. Frequently not getting enough sleep to function, their performance in school and sports is often inhibited. Some of these sleep deprived students even report falling asleep in class, further disrupting their school day. That is why naptime should become a part of the regular school day. Another reason is, even a short, 26-minute nap increases attentiveness by 54%. A quick nap could have a huge impact on a student’s