Why School Should Start Later
“Go to bed earlier if you’re tired,” said every parent in this world. Teenagers circadian sleep rhythm is they won’t fall asleep before 11 PM. Schools’ early start times cause students many issues, therefore schools should move their starting time to a later time. Many issues come upon starting school early such as sleep deprivation and the health and safety of the teenagers. To fix these issues the solution is to move schools’ start times to a later time no earlier than 8:30 AM. Many benefits would come from moving the start time to a later time.
One issue with schools’ early start time is that students become sleep deprived. A teenages normal circadian sleep rhythm is they won’t fall asleep before 11 PM and they some have to be up by 5:00 or 6:00 AM to get ready and to be at school on time (npr). This is causing students to not get the healthy 8-10 hours of sleep that they need. Fatigue also can come from only getting …show more content…
5 or 6 hours of sleep each night (cnn). When students don’t get the healthy amount of sleep, they tend to become very tired and moody throughout the day (wjs). They become grumpy and irritable with classmates and even teachers. They have many difficulties in class from being sleep deprived. They tend to fall asleep during lessons and have hard times remembering or understanding what they are learning (center4research). All of these are major problems that affect the students performance in the classroom
Principals and superintendents always say they want their students to be safe, but early start times start to deteriorate the safety and health of the students.
Over 100,000 car accidents happen each year and teenage drivers are behind the wheel on half of them (apa). While heading to school teenagers aren’t fully awake and alert yet causing many wrecks to occur . Drowsiness also comes from being up so early, so many teenagers fall asleep while driving and get into wrecks that doesn’t only hurt them, but innocent people (apa). The health of these teenagers begins to decrease when they go to bed late at night and have to be up early for school (apa). Depression and anxiety start to occur. This leads to suicidal thoughts and the use of drugs in students (blogs.kqed). Risky behavior also starts to occur within teenagers. They begin to start making bad decisions, which soon lead to them ditching school and the attendance rate to drop gradually (center4research.org). Starting school earlier than 8:30 AM has significant part on teenagers health and
safety.
The solution to the issues that come with early start times is to move start times to no earlier than 8:30 AM. With later start times students will get more sleep, which will help lead to better grades (startschoollater). They will be able to retain and understand the information that they learn in class rather than forget it (center4research). Also, they are more focused in the classroom instead of being asleep or dozing off during lessons (startschoollater). Students’ overall health has been proven to improve with later start times. They have time to eat a healthy breakfast in the morning and don’t feel rushed or feel as they will be late for school if they eat breakfast (wjs). Later starts also lead to stronger immune systems, which helps with sickness and the less students are sick, the more they are in the classroom (startschoollater). Attendance in the morning is one of the worst things for high schools because many kids don’t come for their first class because they are too tired or sleep in. With later start times it has been proven that schools have a better attendance from students. Students don’t end up sleeping in and missing class and they aren’t so rushed to get ready in the morning (startribune). In conclusion, schools should consider moving their start times to no earlier than 8:30 AM.
Schools’ early start times cause students many issues, therefore schools should move their starting time to a later time. Many issues come upon starting school early such as sleep deprivation and the health and safety of the teenagers. To fix these issues the solution is to move start times to a later time no earlier than 8:30 AM. In conclusion, schools should move starting times to no earlier than 8:30 AM and a great difference will be observed in how their students perform better in class.
Work Cited
"Pediatricians Say School Should Start Later For Teens' Health."NPR. NPR. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. <http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/25/343125751/pediatricians-say-school-should-start-later-for-teens-health>.
"Later Start to School Boosts Teens' Health." WSJ. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. <http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704535004575349182901006438>
"What's the Big Deal?" Start School Later. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. <http://www.startschoollater.net/whats-the-big-deal.html>.
"Why Teens’ Lack of Sleep May Cause Depression." MindShift. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. <http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/why-teens-lack-of-sleep-may-cause-depression>
"Research Links Later School Start times to Benefits for Teens."Research Links Later School Start times to Benefits for Teens. Web. 27 Feb. 2015. <http://www.startribune.com/local/west/249975531.html>.
Snider, Terra Ziporyn. "Let Kids Sleep Later." CNN. Cable News Network, 29 Dec. 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/opinion/snider-school-later-start-times/>.
One issue with schools’ early start time is that students become sleep deprived. A teenages normal circadian sleep rhythm is they won’t fall asleep before 11 PM and they some have to be up by 5:00 or 6:00 AM to get ready and to be at school on time (npr). This is causing students to not get the healthy 8-10 hours of sleep that they need. Fatigue also can come from only getting …show more content…
5 or 6 hours of sleep each night (cnn). When students don’t get the healthy amount of sleep, they tend to become very tired and moody throughout the day (wjs). They become grumpy and irritable with classmates and even teachers. They have many difficulties in class from being sleep deprived. They tend to fall asleep during lessons and have hard times remembering or understanding what they are learning (center4research). All of these are major problems that affect the students performance in the classroom
Principals and superintendents always say they want their students to be safe, but early start times start to deteriorate the safety and health of the students.
Over 100,000 car accidents happen each year and teenage drivers are behind the wheel on half of them (apa). While heading to school teenagers aren’t fully awake and alert yet causing many wrecks to occur . Drowsiness also comes from being up so early, so many teenagers fall asleep while driving and get into wrecks that doesn’t only hurt them, but innocent people (apa). The health of these teenagers begins to decrease when they go to bed late at night and have to be up early for school (apa). Depression and anxiety start to occur. This leads to suicidal thoughts and the use of drugs in students (blogs.kqed). Risky behavior also starts to occur within teenagers. They begin to start making bad decisions, which soon lead to them ditching school and the attendance rate to drop gradually (center4research.org). Starting school earlier than 8:30 AM has significant part on teenagers health and
safety.
The solution to the issues that come with early start times is to move start times to no earlier than 8:30 AM. With later start times students will get more sleep, which will help lead to better grades (startschoollater). They will be able to retain and understand the information that they learn in class rather than forget it (center4research). Also, they are more focused in the classroom instead of being asleep or dozing off during lessons (startschoollater). Students’ overall health has been proven to improve with later start times. They have time to eat a healthy breakfast in the morning and don’t feel rushed or feel as they will be late for school if they eat breakfast (wjs). Later starts also lead to stronger immune systems, which helps with sickness and the less students are sick, the more they are in the classroom (startschoollater). Attendance in the morning is one of the worst things for high schools because many kids don’t come for their first class because they are too tired or sleep in. With later start times it has been proven that schools have a better attendance from students. Students don’t end up sleeping in and missing class and they aren’t so rushed to get ready in the morning (startribune). In conclusion, schools should consider moving their start times to no earlier than 8:30 AM.
Schools’ early start times cause students many issues, therefore schools should move their starting time to a later time. Many issues come upon starting school early such as sleep deprivation and the health and safety of the teenagers. To fix these issues the solution is to move start times to a later time no earlier than 8:30 AM. In conclusion, schools should move starting times to no earlier than 8:30 AM and a great difference will be observed in how their students perform better in class.
Work Cited
"Pediatricians Say School Should Start Later For Teens' Health."NPR. NPR. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. <http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/25/343125751/pediatricians-say-school-should-start-later-for-teens-health>.
"Later Start to School Boosts Teens' Health." WSJ. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. <http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704535004575349182901006438>
"What's the Big Deal?" Start School Later. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. <http://www.startschoollater.net/whats-the-big-deal.html>.
"Why Teens’ Lack of Sleep May Cause Depression." MindShift. Web. 26 Feb. 2015. <http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/why-teens-lack-of-sleep-may-cause-depression>
"Research Links Later School Start times to Benefits for Teens."Research Links Later School Start times to Benefits for Teens. Web. 27 Feb. 2015. <http://www.startribune.com/local/west/249975531.html>.
Snider, Terra Ziporyn. "Let Kids Sleep Later." CNN. Cable News Network, 29 Dec. 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/opinion/snider-school-later-start-times/>.