I tiptoed downstairs as quietly as I could. My heart was pounding with fear. Without making a noise, I made my way through the first floor of my house, hoping to discover that my parents were not home. After I realized that there were no cars in my driveway, a huge wave of relief washed over me. It was 9:30 on a Wednesday morning, and I was supposed to be in my third period Lang class. I had slept through all eleven alarms that I set to wake up for school, and I guess my parents forgot to check if I was out of bed (which has become a very necessary part of our daily routine). I took out my phone to see how close the nearest Uber was and discovered text messages from my parents asking if I was okay and had gotten to school. I immediately replied, …show more content…
Unfortunately, that is not the case. I need to learn how to get my body on a proper sleep schedule. I have talked to multiple doctors, none of which have helped me tackle this issue. I have taken other measures to help as well, which also have failed. Although my case may be more excessive than others, I do believe that waking up is something that most people struggle with. I hope that one day this will no longer be an issue for anyone, and we will all have time to do CrossFit, eat breakfast, and look pretty. Yes, sleeping in has negatively affected me in many ways, but I must say that I have taken a lot away from it. I have met many interesting people and had many interesting conversations during my Uber rides. One of my drivers encouraged me to run in the presidential election in 2052 and promised to vote for me. Another one told me about all the countries he's travelled to and what he learned from exploring different cultures. As much as it sucks to be consistently late to school, I find myself to be well rested and more attentive in the classes that I am able to get to school on time to attend. It's also super thrilling to have a hectic morning and be able to tell people about my
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.
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...
Based on the article on The National Sleep Foundation, when it's time for school the average teen body still thinks it's the middle of the night.
I walked into the house which was lit up like a Christmas tree, every light in every room ablaze. There had to be ten, maybe fifteen neighbors all crammed into the living room. Everything was sweaty, panicked and awful, and everyone looked pitiful and I was pathetic. The usual interrogation began. “How is this making you feel?”
The average adult needs at least 8 hours of sleep every night but some adults tend to get between five and six hours. When you lose one or two hours of sleep each night it can affect your health. "The single element that ties sleep disorders together is that they disrupt in one or more parts of out sleep cycle." (Zimbardo). Insomnia’s chronic inability to fall asleep quickly causes frequent arousals while sleeping or causes early morning awakenings. When you don’t get enough sleep it also causes depression and heart disease and in some cases adults tend to suffer from insomnia. If you change up your lifestyle it can help to cure insomnia and when you take the time out of your busy day to relax and unwind it can help you sleep better at night. Other causes of insomnia is exces...
We drove in silence, the only noise being her deep breathing and my short, shallow sighs. I realized just how far I had walked, as we drove to my house- at least 5 miles. When we reached our house, I looked at it, as if I was seeing it for the first time in my life- the old fashioned porches, the balcony, the huge, beautiful windows. I stayed in the car, as did Micha, neither of us making an attempt to move as she commented on the grass needing cut, and the mess the neighbors had made in the front yard. I heard her, but I wasn't listening- I was merely staring ahead of me, debating if I should get out and run inside or try to justify my actions.
It was the middle of the night when my mother got a phone call. The car ride was silent, my father had a blank stare and my mother was silently crying. I had no idea where we were headed but I knew this empty feeling in my stomach would not go away. Walking through the long bright hallways, passing through an endless amount of doors, we had finally arrived. As we
In a recent study done by Yucaipa high school, 97% of students believe school should start later. Students should be able to start school at 9:00 a.m. Students should start later because kids will have a better attendance and less tardies. The more sleep students get the more energized they are, as well as having a better mood throughout the day. The majority of the students drive, so the more sleep they have helps decrease the rate of car accidents. Students are late, absent, cranky, and careless this is why school should start later.
Knock knock. Who’s there? School. School who? I’ll school you!Speaking of school; did you know that in America most students spend around 7 hours in school and begin class between 7am-8am?
Should school start later for the benefit of students? A major research topic is deciding if the school day starts too early for teen students. WIll the change of the time schedule lead to more students being more successful in the classroom? Better the overall health of the student?
Zacky Sungkar HUM 101 Professor Arnowitz 12 October 2014 Research Paper Proposal What is the equitable time of day to be sending our children to school? The topic of school beginning too early has slowly been rising to question whether or not it would be beneficial to the learning process of adolescents for school to start later. Studies show that the brain of an adolescent isn't fully functional to retain memory until 10am; therefore, students would benefit from starting school at a later time than the usual 7-8am schedule. Additionally, it is evident that more sleep and a higher quality of sleep would be healthier for adolescents; thus, improving their education overall.
School: the noun that fills many students' stomachs with dread as they think of having to retreat from summer and wake up so early again every morning. There are some students having to wake up as early as 5 a.m. to study or make it on the bus route. Recently, it has come into question whether school boards should push back starting times because of studies conducted by medical doctors and psychologists. In my opinion, schools should start back later because students, specifically middle school and high school, cannot handle the early starting times on top of everything else they have to deal with.
Since the 1930’s, there have been multiple studies over sleep deprivation and the effects because of it. Each year these studies find new information, showing that it affects our mental health as well as physical health. An example of the physical effects is shown through The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Sleep Medicine, were people who lack sleep are more prone to having long-term health problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease as well. None of which are fun to have. Work performance is even affected by not getting the right amount of rest. And as for the mental effects, not sleeping can cause loss of memory (even from the past), learning skills are impaired, and you lose sense of concentrating. These are long term affects that many people don’t see or seem to get the full idea of.
An extra hour of sleep could make a difference in our life, whether it is an extra hour of oversleeping or extra hour of sleep loss. Studies show that the gap between getting just enough sleep and getting too little sleep may affect our health, mood, weight, and even our sex
According to the psychology today article, Amie Gordon stated that these people feel more “irritable, angry, hostile and more depressed” (Up all night). This is because sleep loss doesn’t allow the body to get all of the necessary rest it needs. Each day a person gets less sleep, is further they fall behind on sleep. In another article, Gretchen Rubin explained how she feels like her mornings are a lot less hectic by getting up earlier. She stated that “I love the light, and the quiet, and the sense of focus and freedom from interruption that she has during that hour” (Be happier-wake up earlier). By reading these two articles, I learned the importance of getting a good amount of sleep. It means going to bed earlier at night, so that I will be able to wake up