Research has shown that teenagers experience a change in their internal sleep clocks so that waking up early and going to sleep early are difficult. Altering the time school starts so it would be later in the day , I believe would improve students academically in the classroom. There are advantages and disadvantages of starting school later on in the morning. Starting later in the morning can allow students to sleep better, improve academically, but take away more of the free time a student gets in the evening. Sleep is crucial in many aspects of a person average day life. Without sleep people would not be able to function as efficiently as those that do. While resting your body so does your brain, if the …show more content…
By treating your body to nine hours of sleep your brain is rested and more relaxed which is important. When tired or unfocused in the classroom a student can do three times worse than if they were rested and focused. When you are rested and focused you are guaranteed to do better in the classroom.
Moreover, starting school later in the day can take time away from a student's day. More than 75% of students would prefer to not start school later in the morning because of this. For teachers they should be enthusiastic about starting school later in the morning in which students do better. The ideal start time for school is around 8:00 a.m, so if school is delayed to start later in the morning it would be around 9:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m. This ultimately means school would let out around 4:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.
In conclusion sleep is an important aspect to a student in the classroom. When sleeping more you can improve dramatically academically. The lesser approved reason for starting school later in the morning is school would let out much later than usual , taking up the late evening which is there free time. I believe school should start later in the day for education reasons