Beep Beep! Beep! That is the sound of an alarm clock disrupting a student’s sleeping habits five days a week. Every morning millions of teenagers are awoken by panic-causing alarm clocks and forced to go to school before their minds are even working. This leads to anxiety and unfocused students, which leads to failing grades, and bad habits. Simply pushing high school starting times back a little bit would strongly impact the students and their development in becoming educated adults. About 43 percent of public schools in the United States start before 8 A.M. During the sleep cycle in puberty most teens get their best sleep between 11 P.M. and 8 A.M (Mckibben, Sarah G. "Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)." Start School Later. School Start Later, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2015). This means …show more content…
that students are halfway through their first period class before they should even be waking up. Students are not getting enough sleep for productive work.
It is reported that 2/3 of students get less than seven hours of sleep, which is more than an hour under the minimal suggested sleep time (Mckibben, Sarah G. "Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)." Start School Later. School Start Later, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2015). Without the proper sleep, students will be falling asleep in class. One third of students fall asleep during school from lack of concentrated sleep. “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that middle and high schools start class no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to allow students to get healthy sleep” (Mckibben, Sarah G. "Wake Up Calls (Fast Facts)." Start School Later. School Start Later, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2015). With only fifteen percent of all public high schools starting after 8:30 a.m. that means that 85 percent of teens are not getting the standard amount of healthy sleep. Studies show that sleep deprived students are more likely to be involved in violent crimes than those who get a good night’s sleep. By simply pushing school start times back a half an hour or so, it would greatly benefit both the students and the society surrounding the individuals because of reduced crime
rates. One of the largest arguments against this proposal to start school later is that sporting activities would be pushed back too late in the evening. Almost all games for high school start several hours after school ends. Therefore, by school starting just an hour later, it would not impact the conditions or times of games. Another strong argument against later starting times is the difficulty with parent’s schedules. With school starting later, most moms and dads are already gone to work. Because public schools are required to have all students have access to bus rides to the school and back. Students need to sleep more properly than they do now, REM sleep is a very important developing trait that is found in good sleep. Since kids are not getting enough good sleep, they are losing essential developing REM sleep.“Ironically, the school starting time moves earlier as children’s grade advances. Although school starts earlier, children cannot adjust their bedtime accordingly, and this could result in sleep deprivation. Subsequently, they are sleepy in the morning and become more alert in the afternoon when school is almost over.” (Cardinali, Chronoeducation: How the Biological Clock Influences the Learning Process, published in The Educated Brain: Essays in Neuroeducation (Batro, Fisher, & Léna, edit., Cambridge Univ. Press 2008) p. 121). “Increasing societal demands promoted by a 24/7 culture over the past three decades have contributed to even earlier school start times for both middle and high school students.” The most impactful thing about sleep is REM sleep, which is when you do most active dreaming. The eyes actually move back and forth during this stage, which is why it is called Rapid Eye Movement. The lack of REM sleep is hurtful to a student’s memory recovery. Lack of good sleep lessens REM sleep which makes it much harder for a student to remember the material they have learned the day before. The lack of sleep on top of early school times day to day takes a huge toll on teenager’s lives. Most suffer from sleep deprivation which is a lack of sleep; this can lead to daytime sleepiness, and weight loss or gain. Students may also see a significant drop in their grades from a lack of good sleep. The lack of sleep causes students to be forced to preform greatly when their bodies and minds have not fully rested. Students are so tired that they have no desire to do schoolwork and would rather fall asleep during class and comprehending nothing. If the students got more sleep at night and in the morning they would not have to fall asleep during class and have more energy to do schoolwork Since teens are waking up earlier, they do not have enough time to eat a good breakfast. Since they do not eat a good breakfast they do not have the energy to stay awake and stay motivated through the whole day. Studies have shown that not enough sleep makes some sick and ill. 2/3 of teens wake up after seven. Disrupting someone’s sleep causes alarming issues and disrupts the dreaming and thinking of the impacted one. By making teens get up before they naturally wake up ends up causing alarming issues, drop in grades, lack of attention, sleeping in school, anxiety, depression, weight loss or gain, and becoming sick and ill.
Waking up early at 6:00 A.M in the morning isn’t the funniest thing to do. The times on when school starts should be changed to a later time. Schools should change start times to later there is even factual evidence that this is true. In the article ‘The Teen Who Woke Up Her School’ by Jane Bianchi wrote about a teen named Jilly Dos Santos who put hard work into petitions and powerpoints to show how more sleep can better not only her but other people on school work and sports. People need more sleep to function and get through the day and to be more alert about things around them.Evidence from scientist and from teens show that people work better when they have more energy and got a good night's rest and when students don’t they sometimes start
Ring Ring! Nobody likes the sound of their alarm clock when they’re trying to get some sleep. The article entitled “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School” by Jane Bianchi, the video named “Should Students Start Later in the Morning?” by ABC News, and the infographic called “Wake Up Call” by Sarah McKibben, all talk about the efforts that students are trying to make to change the school starting time. Allowing students to be able to sleep more would be very beneficial to attendance, academic scores, and the student’s energy!
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.
Allowing students to sleep more by starting school later would benefit them in a multitude of ways and keep them from feeling enervated. According to the online article, A Wake-Up Call on High-School Starting Times, “...troubled kids often get caught up in a distress cycle in which too little sleep causes them to experience anxiety and inner turmoil, which, in turn, cause them to lose more sleep. In the worst
How many times has this happened to you; it’s six thirty on a Tuesday morning, your alarm has already gone off twice, your still laying in bed and your bus comes in twenty minutes. This is an everyday occurrence at my house. It is a proven statistic that the average high school student does not get enough sleep. While some experts like Dr. Lee Yanku say “It is not the schools starting time that is the problem as to why students don’t get enough sleep, it is because of facebook, myspace and cell phones” The truth behind it is that we can’t budget sports, homework and extracurricular activities into one day and still get nine hours of sleep. This is hurting student’s academic averages and needs to change. Changing the school time will help boost academic averages among students, and isn’t th...
According to the National Sleep Foundation, biological sleep patterns change throughout the stages of adolescence. ¨Biological sleep patterns shift toward later times for both sleeping and waking during adolescence-meaning it is natural to not be able to fall asleep before 11:00pm.¨ (¨Teens and Sleep¨). Messing with these sleep cycles in the long run and lead to sleep disorders. Research done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests teenagers 13-18 years old should regularly sleep 8-10 hours each night for a healthy sleep. The teens who do not get a good amount of sleep are more likely to suffer from mental conditions, smoking, illicit drugs, and alcohol use. ¨Not getting enough sleep is common among high school students and is associated with several health risks including being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs, as well as poor academic performance.¨ (¨Schools Start Too Early¨). On an NBC news story, Hilton Head Island High School moved its start time and benefits were noticeable. Students had higher test score averages and grades improved throughout the school.A study done in 2008 published in the journal of clinical sleep, found car accident rates fell by 16.5% when students were more aware on the road, not having to wake up before 7 am.
“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.
High school arrival times can have a huge impact on the daily routine of teenagers across the United States. The negative effects of early arrivals can range from depression and sleep deprivation. High schools across the nation have been experimenting to find the “perfect” start time for their stundentsstudents. Some schools begin their day earlier than 7:30 AM, while others begin well after 9:00 AM. Start times are important due to the fact that , because they generally set the rhythm of the day for students. It has been proven that teenager’s body clocks are set to a unique schedule due to changes during puberty. These changes cause teenagers to go to sleep at a later time and wake up later in the morning. Because of this, students who attend early-starting schools generally receive less sleep than those who attend later-starting schools. Also, research shows students in early-starting schools are more likely to be tardy and absent than students in later-starting schools (Lamberg). Creating an arrival time that compliments the unique schedule of teenagers would encourage students to arrive on time, boost individual student achievement, and allow students to get more sleep. High schools should start later in the morning to better benefit the students both academically and for their healthents.
Many teenagers across the world are forced to wake up early in the morning to go to school. Because of this, teenagers have a larger risk of sleep deprivation, depression, criminal activity, and more. How can reduce these risks? Some schools have rejected the idea of a later start time, but others are looking into the idea in hopes of trying to reduce these risks. Although some people believe that it would not be beneficial, we should push back school start times in order to reduce sleep deprivation and improve academic performance in teenagers.
Going to school early in the morning can create a lot of good things to happen to teens, and also some bad things. For example, according to the National Sleep Foundation, a teen getting enough sleep is very important because it helps them manage their stress of being a teen. Because middle school and high school is starting as early as 7 o’clock, kids are starting to go to bed really late and waking up really early. It is proven by the National Sleep Foundation that only about 15% of all teens get 8-10 hours of sleep each night like they are supposed to. That can cause kids to fall asleep during class throughout the school year.
CDC reported that “when teens start school at 8:30 a.m. or later, they are able to get the recommended amount of sleep on school nights, which is eight and a half to nine and a half hours.” I totally agree with the CDC, if schools should begin around 8;30 a.m. or later nationwide there is a guarantee of better academic performance among students. After all, studies show that majority of U.S high school student did not meet CDC 9-10 sleeping hours recommendation (McKibben 1). It benefit student performance at school overall if school starting time is shift, research conducted reported that well known fact that many kids are tired in the day at school and 15 percent fell asleep during the
The alarm goes off at six am and the typical high school student is barely able to open their eyes. It is time to get up and prepare for a full day at school, about eight hours. Most teenagers, according to the National Sleep Foundation, will only get about six hours of sleep since they tend to stay up until midnight (“Should schools start later in the day?”). After getting ready, many students look forward to a nap in their first hour class despite the information they will miss. Teenagers seem to always have had trouble getting up in the morning, even earning the title of lazy from their parents. However, recent research on adolescent sleep patterns has produced a biological explanation for this tendency. This raises a serious question: why are high schools starting early in the morning when teenagers are biologically programmed to sleep in? For most cases, school start time has not been conformed to fit student physiological needs simply because of transportation issues.
Waking up early is not easy for the average adult, but it is seemingly impossible for the average teenager. Teenagers need an estimated nine to ten hours of sleep every night versus adults who need roughly eight hours of sleep (Teenagers). How is it possible for a teenager to get that many hours of sleep one might ask. Simply by going to bed sooner. This assumption would be incorrect. “Puberty hormones shift the teenager’s body clock forward by about one or two hours, making them [sic] sleepier one to two hours later. Yet, while the teenager falls asleep later, early school starts don’t allow them [sic] to sleep in” (Teenagers). So why not just let teenagers sleep. School systems should consider starting the school day at least an hour later to help their students to do the best they can, and be on the top of their academic game.
Teenagers have biological clocks that make it hard to get up at early hours, making it difficult to get to school on time and more importantly, stay focused. Studies done years ago show that most teens have internal body clocks set to fall asleep around 11 p.m. and wake up around 8am--near the end of first...