Why Starting School Should Start Later

Many parents and teachers want their kids to ameliorate their academic performance. There is a really simple solution, start school later. Studies show that the brain starts to work the best at 10:00 a.m. However, the average start time for schools across the United States is 8:03 a.m. Students do not listen and learn as good as they would if schools started later. Sure students would get home a little later, but most would assimilate a lot better. Starting school at a later time would help students understand more and give them time to get enough sleep. Sleeping in classes is very common due to school starting early. The recommended time to sleep for children ages 6-13 is nine to eleven hours while teenagers is eight to ten hours (“National Sleep Foundation Recommends New Sleep Times”). Most people go to bed very late and therefore, do not get enough sleep at home. A survey shows that the average time people go to sleep is around 10:30 pm to 12:00 am (Gregoire). Since students sleep in class, they are not learning. This lowers their grades and their knowledge. If all schools started later, than sleeping in class would occur a lot less. Students would learn better

They would have less time to be with friends. Nevertheless, most of their friends go to the same school and they still hang out there. There are people who have their parents take them to school because they get go to work right after, but if school started later, those students would need to find new ways of transportation. Only 40% of parents went home after dropping their kids off at school (“How Children Get To School” 4). Although buses travel to most neighborhoods, some people cannot afford to pay the transportation fee each month. However, most schools offer a program where the students might be eligible for free transportation. There are a few downsides of school starting later, but most are easily