Many students, especially teenagers, have trouble waking up early for school in the morning. It is a wish for most children to start school later, giving them more time to complete work and get a full night's sleep. The average school time throughout the US is 8:00 am, which does not correlate with average bedtimes and hours of sleep needed. Although it may be inconvenient for some, delayed school start times allow sleep-deprived students to experience adequate sleep, improving their health and academic performance. Though late starts have several benefits, there are many valid reasons why it can be an issue for others. Many parents worry that it will clash with their children's schedules outside of school. Delaying school in the morning will …show more content…
Getting more sleep isn't as easy as going to bed earlier for students. Teenagers are “biologically wired” to stay awake longer than elementary-age children. According to U.S. News, “changes to the body's "sleep drive", and a delayed release of the sleep hormone, melatonin, make it more difficult for teens to fall asleep early” (Durrani). Homework also affects the hours of sleep students are getting. Children should receive at least 8 hours of sleep per night, 70% don’t due to either staying up late to do homework or having to get up early for school (Wheaton). The average number of hours kids sleep during the school year is 7.4 hours a night (Lacey). Staying up late to complete homework decreases the child's chance of getting proper sleep. Research has shown that delayed start times have many benefits for students. At the University of Washington, there was a study conducted on a group of sophomores from two different high schools wearing “wrist activity monitors all day for two-week periods” (Urton). Researchers wanted to collect their sleep data and compare it to their overall grades, but specifically focus on biology grades (Urton). The first group of students wore monitors when school began at 7:50. Again a group of students from the same two high schools were studied but after school starts had been delayed (Urton). The second group of students showed results of more sleep as well as better biology grades, which
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.
The alarm beeps again sounding like a fire alarm going off. School starts before 8am. Using your fingers to hold open your eyes and dragging your feet, you get in the car and drive yourself to school. Will you even be able to make it through your day? School days for teens start to early. Teens aren't getting the sleep recommended for a healthy start to their day. Later start times for middle and high schools are proven to benefit both students and teachers.
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.
Early school start times affect the mental and physical health of students. If schools start later, students would be more ready to learn. With the early start times, students are not getting enough sleep and that is affecting their performance in earlier classes. They come to these classes like zombies and do not really take in what they are hearing.
Schools should not start later because that would cause a lot of problems. Schools should stay how they are because it will make kids stop being on there phones at night so much, it won’t make school end later (and make kids walk home in the dark), and it interfere with sports or jobs.
Have you ever woken up and still felt unbelievably tired? Ever needed an extra hour or two of sleep? Scientists have proven that kids who sleep more can retain more information. More sleep could easily be achieved if we would delay school start times. Schools that have done this have shown higher test grades. Schools should have later start times because parents have trouble getting their children up, kids need a lot more sleep than they are getting, and there would be a lowered risk of illnesses.
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
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.
Many parents set bedtimes. But when kids know they have a bedtime they don’t want to go to sleep. A natural habit for teenagers is to stay up late at night and wake up later in the morning. If kids go to sleep whenever they want, then they’ll wake up with at least eight hours of sleep. That’s only if school started later in the morning though. Having to wake up from six to seven in the morning disturbs kids’ sleep patterns and needs. If school started later, it could help kids get all the sleep ...
An average student needs 8 ½ to 10 hours of sleep a night. If they have to get up for school at 6 they should be in bed by at least 9:30. A lot of parents think that starting school later is a great idea but there are many downfalls with starting later. Although getting up early can affect a teens natural sleep pattern, schools shouldn't start later in the school day. The amount of sleep they get, the activities or sports kids go after school, if they babysit their younger siblings after school, all this is affected by starting school later.
Have you ever felt burned or drained while in class? Many students have said that they feel physically or mentally drained out from having to wake up so early for school and sit in a classroom for long periods of time. Others have stated that they enjoy the schedule and don’t believe that there should be any changes. Here are some reasons why schools shouldn't start later and what time they should actually start.
As argued by Corrine Lederhouse, “Opponents argue that changing school start times would be expensive for parents and school districts. However, a recent study from RAND Europe shows that delaying school start times is cost-effective. Results suggest that starting school later could have a positive impact on the U.S economy”, the facts are there, starting school later would be for the best. But school boards keep saying that it will cost too much and drain their money. But it could, in fact, save money.
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.
Abbey Lewis Mrs. Zimmerman English 10 04 March 2024 It’s Too Early It’s not fun getting up early is it? Teenagers don't get nearly enough sleep because of how early they have to get up for school, getting up at 6am so they can get ready on time to drowsily drive to school (which most of the time kids just skip the first few periods to get an extra hour of sleep). Making attendance and grades worse, an easy way to fix these issues is schools making the start time later.
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.