Has it ever been hard to work late at night or to finish homework, an essay, or study for a test, and it’s exhausting the next day? Many states all over the U.S. are changing their school start times to a later time in the morning. Changing schools to a later time has been proven extremely beneficial, but there are also conflicts, such as work and parent’s schedules. Data has been proven by Children’s National “Rise and Shine” that high school should start later in the morning. It’s very hard for teenagers to go to school early in the morning. Many high schoolers have jobs and participate in sports and other clubs or activities, and 8 a.m. is too early for hard-working teens. It’s even harder to wake up in the morning when it’s cold, dark, …show more content…
is too early for a bleary-eyed teen.” California was the first state to require all schools to have a later school start time. California, Florida, and other states have now started requiring later start times. The minimum of these start times is 8:30 a.m. Alaska, New York, New Jersey, and Tennessee have started doing half and half late start times for school. A half-and-half late start time provides the state’s school districts the opportunity to start earlier or later. Brandwein says “Out of 16 different states, if they start later or earlier, the majority said schools would start later.” Younger children are not as sleepy as teenagers in the morning. They are more awake and curious than older children and teens. “Elementary school should start at 8 and middle and high schools should start at 9.” (Klein) Most teenagers don’t fall asleep before 10:45 p.m. and their brains don't turn off sleep mode until 8am. Wahlstorm has performed many studies and has learned that most teenagers' brains take quite a while to wake up in the morning. Teens also need 9 hours and 15 minutes of sleep each …show more content…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says schools are recommended to start at 8:30.” Many people are looking at the negative impacts of these changes. They are saying kids will stay up later or they will not want to go to school the next day. No matter what, students are most likely not going to want to go to school anyway. The major issue is a huge shift that affects parents, teachers, students, local businesses, day care, and more. Now that school starts later, getting kids to school or helping them get up early can be a lot trickier. Some jobs and businesses have realized school is being pushed back and they are starting later as well, providing the chance for everyone to get a little extra sleep. More people are reporting the positives. Parents are noticing teens are happier. Around 92% say it's easier to live with their kids. Later school has proven to decrease teen crashes by 13%. With this new adjustment, there is now an opportunity to wake up a little earlier at a realistic time to get other things done, such as homework. 1st hour classes are getting better attendance, by almost
Why Schools Should Continue Starting at Eight Despite popular opinion, to be beneficial, schools should continue on their current schedules, and not start later. Starting schools later can have a variety of positive and negative consequences on students. Schools currently are at a time that gives students enough lesson time to learn subjects, but still have time to relax and take part in other activities after school. Many families depend on the time school starts to have easy transportation to school and work. Starting schools later will take away students time to do activities of their choice such as spend time with their families, socialize with others, and participate in extracurricular activities.
“BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!” The teenage student slams on the snooze button and struggles to get out of bed for the early school day. Teens on average need 9 ¼ hours of sleep (Backgrounder: Later School Start Times). Teens currently average fewer than 7 hours of sleep (Backgrounder: Later School Start Times). Hectic schedules, poor sleep habits, homework, and family obligations are the problem (Backgrounder: Later School Start Times). Schools are considering starting their school days later in the morning. For example, one Minneapolis school considered pushing back their start time from 7:15 to 8:30. Another Seattle school considers pushing back the school day start reported Jean Enersen. Would this benefit the students or harm the students? Is this for the better or for the worse? These are questions many superintendents and school board members are asking themselves. They all want to do what is best for their students, so the topic takes a lot of thinking, planning, and conversations. School starting later can be a very controversial issue.
Kids and teen everywhere are rushed, stressed, and not doing as well in school because they aren't getting the right amount of sleep. About 40% of american high schools start classes before 8:00 am and more than 20% of middle schools start at 7:45 am or earlier. School start times should be later because teens need sleep and it improves their overall academic grades.
When you were 14-16 were you tired or sleeping in class? Odds are you were, because 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. The 1st reason is that kids wouldn’t be so tired in their morning classes. They wouldn’t fall asleep in their morning classes. Kids would get enough sleep where they won't be so late to class. The last reason is that kids would feel better because they will get more hours of sleep than normal.
When it comes to middle and high schools, they tend to start early, not generally knowing why the kids are tired. Only 15% of schools in America start at 8:30 or later, and it’s affecting schools across the country. Early school start times plague the students with low grades, sleep deprivation, and lower social skills. A solution to all of those factors would be to make the school start time later than 8:00. Middle school start times should be later because grades will be better, more time to wake up, and better social skills.
B. problem: Schools all around the country start before the recommended time of 8:30 AM. Starting school so early takes a toll on adolescent’s health, sleep schedules, and concentration, which can result in poor academic achievement and safety issues.
Dr. Denise Pope of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education and co-founder of Challenge Success says that “the teenage body is nocturnal,” so in turn “their circadian rhythms are different from adults. So even starting school at 8:30 can make a huge difference.” I think you know where this is going. The whole point of this investigation, in the simplest, terms is to explain the pros and cons of starting school later. Some say that people, especially students, are impacted due to later start times because they reduce sleep deprivation, allow teachers time to plan before class, reduce of teen car crashes due to the lack of sleep, etc. Though these facts do seem nice, there are also cons to this argument
Have you ever wondered why some teens fall asleep during class? Well, that is because the students are not getting enough sleep during the night before. In the article (Sh0uld schools start later? by Lisa M. Herrington), the video (should students start school later in the morning? By ABC News Report), and the infographic by Sarah McKibben tell us that if school start later in the morning, even by half an hour, than the students will be more alert, energetic, and the students will get better grades on tests.
A lot of people wonder whether or not school should begin later in the day for high school students. Letting teenagers get more sleep is a solid reason as to why school should start later, however there are many more important facts that suggest students should continue to have an early start on school. High school students should not start school later in the day because of complications concerning students’ schedules and transportation methods.
According to factslides.com,sleeping less than 7 hours each night reduces your life expectancy. Students are likely to receive better grades and test scores. Can improve students health and will reduce how much they fall asleep in class and complain about being tired. Middle Schools should start after 8:30 because of the positive impacts on students.
Kyla Wahlstrom’s article “Why teen brains need a later school start time” she discusses the benefits of starting school after eight-o-clock. There are benefits such as preventing teen car crashes, happiness and hopefulness, and alcohol/drug/cigarette decline. With these benefits, teens are more likely to succeed in the long run as their academic performance improves significantly with later start time. Schools should push back the school start time for teens as it enhances the overall performance.
It is no secret that schools start quite early in the morning. In fact, 75% of schools in the United States start at 8:30 a.m. or earlier. This may benefit children who participate in many after school activities, or help busy parents who drop their children off before going to work. However, early start times are the reason why 70% of high schoolers get less than 7 hours of sleep a night. Although early start times benefit busy parents and children who participate in extracurriculars, I believe schools should start later to cut down the amount of teen driving accidents, ensure students are getting enough sleep, and to boost academic performance.
These people are wrong though, schools should have a later start time because of sleep, teens’ safety, and how teens act without parents home. Most teens don’t get enough sleep during the night. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the average teen will need 8 to 10 hours of sleep according to the National Sleep Foundation, but teens aren’t getting the amount of sleep because of the sleeping patterns. If schools start later though, teens can stay up to their normal time, but get that extra 1 to 2 hours of sleep which they need. The second reason is that teens are now getting sleep diversion which can cause sleepiness, mood changes, memory and thinking problems according to the National Sleep Foundation and startschoollater.net.
A new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health finds that 50 percent of high school students say that there school starts at eight a.m. or earlier. The poll also showed that 1 out of 5 teens said they start school before 7:30 a.m. Students need a later school start time because they don’t need the...
To begin with, the school day should start later so adolescents and children are able to get several benefits. First of all, allowing teens to sleep in and delaying start times would surely allow kids to get a full night’s sleep. As these kids approach puberty, their brains begin producing melatonin, a hormone that the brain conducts in order to sleep, on a delayed schedule. This delayed schedule often leaves kids on high alert and the feeling of drowsiness doesn’t come until 11 P.M. We want kids to have a schedule that they follow every day, even on weekends, that soon becomes natural and delaying start times would allow teens to sleep during a natural sleep/wake cycle. Don’t even talk about being tired, teens are among those least likely