Why school should start later
Early school start times have been a part of everyday life, and it seems they may never change, when in reality, when to start school has been a controversial topic for years. But there will be a solution. High schools should adopt a later school start time. Adopting a later school start time makes many beneficial changes to our students and our community.
Many people think that early school start times are helpful for our teens. For instance kids will have more time after school if it ends early and students will have more time to complete homework and take part in extracurricular activities because of this. Teens also may have to work after school and by ending school later they may not be able to get to their work on time, thus hurting their families. Some argue that starting school early also prepares teens for adulthood, due to the fact that most jobs tend to have the similar work hours. Furthermore, later high school start times can cause trouble for parents’ work schedules, because they may not be able to drop and pick their kids up before and after school. Later school start times may also be expensive, mainly because the bus schedule for students in the morning and evening must change to accommodate a different school schedule. Changing a school start time can also cause resistance from students who don't want their after school activities to change. Additionally, students will have less time to access public resources such as libraries if schools ended an hour later. Also if a school changes its schedule all the schools around it would have to change its after school activities to adjust, for instance if two school teams wanted to play each other, deciding on a game time would be difficult due to the fact that they have different schedules. A students life can also get affected. By ending school later they may not be able to be with friends, more time will be spent on homework than on free time. Finally, families may have their own activities after
Many people think that early school start times are helpful for our teens. For instance kids will have more time after school if it ends early and students will have more time to complete homework and take part in extracurricular activities because of this. Teens also may have to work after school and by ending school later they may not be able to get to their work on time, thus hurting their families. Some argue that starting school early also prepares teens for adulthood, due to the fact that most jobs tend to have the similar work hours. Furthermore, later high school start times can cause trouble for parents’ work schedules, because they may not be able to drop and pick their kids up before and after school. Later school start times may also be expensive, mainly because the bus schedule for students in the morning and evening must change to accommodate a different school schedule. Changing a school start time can also cause resistance from students who don't want their after school activities to change. Additionally, students will have less time to access public resources such as libraries if schools ended an hour later. Also if a school changes its schedule all the schools around it would have to change its after school activities to adjust, for instance if two school teams wanted to play each other, deciding on a game time would be difficult due to the fact that they have different schedules. A students life can also get affected. By ending school later they may not be able to be with friends, more time will be spent on homework than on free time. Finally, families may have their own activities after