Most high schools in the United States start school before eight a.m. Boards of Education do this to help make transportation easier and to finish the day quicker (Eight). Alas‚ they seem to forget about the effect of early start times on students. Later start times‚ anything after eight o’clock in the morning‚ would benefit students in multiple ways. First of all‚ it is a fact that teenagers stay awake later than others because they produce the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin until around eleven
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incidents on college grounds‚ which have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Recently‚ there has been a lot of debate on whether guns should be allowed on college premises. While it is in the United States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will initially increase the amount of
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too good right? I believe that children who are’nt hungry do better on tests and focus more in school. Studies show that when children eat breakfist they do better in school. That’s true‚ but kids tend to get hungry right after breakfist. I think vending machines would be a good idea to have in schools; having vending machines would allow kids not to starve which willl cause children to focus in school. Well what about more trash on campus or too much children eating in class you wonder. Those issues
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have what is called their natural sleep clocks. Therefore‚ waking up early and going to sleep early is difficult. Being a high school student is an extremely hard job to have‚ but could it benefit teenagers that classes begin and end later in the day? It most defiantly does benefit the teenager‚ but you cannot forget about the afterschool activities. If high school classes begin and end later in the day‚ students will be more focused and successful. It is very difficult for a student to
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no one wants to have life threatening problems! But‚ we children don’t watch how much sugar we digest on a daily basis‚ which leads us to a question. How does sugar affect an average middle school students heart rate and blood pressure? Do you know how many teaspoons of sugar American teens consume? BJC School Outreach and Youth Development‚ an association that offers health prevention education and career discovery chances for students‚ states‚ “According to the Journal of the American Heart Association
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Candy and soda should be banned from schools‚ since they are the main reason ⅓ of American children are overweight or obese. Unhealthy food keeps getting popular day-by-day. Even though soda and candy taste great‚ there are a lot of negative effects that would be going to end up getting to the person who eats an excessive amount of it. For example‚ the person will get obese‚ they have the risk of suffering from certain cancers and chronic diseases such as: diabetes‚ heart disease‚ asthma‚ and high
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Imagine if your school started before dawn. Well‚ students are waking up and walking to school before the sun comes up‚ because they really need to. They are doing that just to catch the bus on time to not be late. Starting school later would benefit the students health. Waking up so early is bad for the students. The recommended time for sleep among teenagers is about 8 hours a night. They are getting a lot less than that. Kids need a lot more sleep than what they are given currently. That leads
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been taught in school‚ only the winner and second and third would usually receive medals for their accomplishments and success in their certain sport. While I am still encouraging kids to play sports and be active and fit‚ people should not be rewarding kids for just participating in a sport or even getting last place. Teaching kids that even if you fail at a sport you will still get a reward is a bad thing. Carol Dweck‚ a Stanford psychology professor plainly says‚ “No‚ kids should not get be given
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Start High School Classes Later so Students are More Attentive High School students struggle in their early morning classes. They fall asleep or lose focus in class and cannot pay attention. The teen body needs less sleep and gets tired later than children and adults. Starting the first class later in the day has already started in a few states and has had benefits for the students and teachers. When students become tired or unfocused they do not get the information as well. When they do not
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In the article “Philosophizing With Guns” Gubler argues that letting students bring guns onto campus would enhance the likelihood of suicide‚ domestic violence‚ assault and accidental discharge. Students that can openly carry guns to school will have more opportunities to cause violence. University administrators take into consideration that it would be better to have students carry guns into classrooms than to have them deposit them in lockers so they do not misfire. Gubler says‚ “So
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