According to the National Assessment of Education Progress performance of U.S. students in reading and math has not improved significantly since 2015. One of the main reasons students are not improving is early school start times. Students are not getting enough sleep because they get up early for school. Students being tired definitely affects their test scores but most people don’t know it also affects their safety. When high school students drive to school while tired, they are more likely to get in an accident. Schools start times are too early and need to be later for the benefit of the students.
When school starts so early, students just aren’t getting enough sleep. Doctors recommend teens get between 8.5 and 9.5 hours of sleep each night and with all the after-school activities, homework and early
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When students walk to the bus or drive themselves to school in the dark with view adults around, it could be dangerous. It is much safer for high school students to drive to school when they are well rested and it is lighter outside. Schools with delayed start times reduced the average crash rate for teenage drivers by 16.5%. Early start times mean high school students are let out of school very early (before 2 p.m. most of the time) meaning they are unsupervised for hours before their parents return home from work and isn’t good especially when the teens are sleep deprived. When teens are sleep deprived, it is more likely they will take part in risk-taking behaviors, abuse substances, and it impedes their judgement and decision making ability. Teens are also more likely to eat carbohydrates and fats for every hour of sleep lost, increasing the odds of obesity by 80%. Students getting less than eight hours of sleep are more likely to get hurt when play sports and students going to bed at midnight or later are more likely to have depression or suicidal
In this article Amanda MacMillan says that "Middle and high school should start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., says the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)." MacMillan explains that the AASM recommends that teenagers should sleep 8 to 10 hours a night. But according to the CDC, "almost 70% of high-school students report sleeping 7 hours or less on a regular basis." MacMillan names a few of the serious consequences that can teens can have if they don't get the recommended amount of sleep like depressive symptoms, obesity, risk taking behaviors and athletic injuries. She says that as children go through puberty, their brains start producing melatonin on a delayed schedule, making it hard of them to feel tired before 11 p.m. MacMillan states
The amount of sleep teenagers are lacking is leading to depression, anxiety, and in some cases, suicide in high school and college students. There are many dangers caused by the lack of sleep in young adults. Also, sleep is a major part of growing a healthy body and performing your best at school and/or work. I slack at school when I do not get enough rest because I am drained of energy, have no
On average, high school students receive about 3.5 hours of homework each night and elementary school students are getting about three times the amount that is recommended, which is ten minutes per grade, so 10 minutes for 1st grade and 50 minutes for 5th grade. Homework takes time to do after school and extracurriculars. If a student goes to school at 9:00 and gets out at 4:00, then goes to an after-school activity from 4:00 to 6:00, they will come home and have dinner from about 6:30 to 7:15, which means that they will probably start homework at around 7:30. This means that high school student would be up until about 11:00 finishing their homework, that’s without factoring in how much time the students will waste. This leaves students with less than the recommended 9 hours of sleep. Students that have to stay up that late for homework will be tired in the morning, even if their schools do start later.
Although sizeable information exists for the concepts that early school start times are destructive to adolescents’ health and well-being along with delaying school start times results in real and constant benefits to students, the current debate among school districts in the United States regarding school systems later start times for middle and high schools continues to spark controversy.
Kids and teen everywhere are rushed, stressed, and not doing as well in school because they aren't getting the right amount of sleep. About 40% of american high schools start classes before 8:00 am and more than 20% of middle schools start at 7:45 am or earlier. School start times should be later because teens need sleep and it improves their overall academic grades.
Were you aware that teens tend to have irregular sleeping patterns that can harm their body and the way it functions? When it comes to sleep, teens are inclined to stay up very late during the week and wake up very early in the morning. On the weekends, they seem to gravitate more towards waking up very late to catch up on the sleep that they missed earlier in the week. Now that you know what the causes of having irregular sleeping patterns can do to a teenager’s body, you will be able to see the positive and negative effects of what not having enough sleep can do to one’s self. These facts will be explored through the articles “Should Schools Start Later” by Justin O’Neill and “Why Schools Should Start Later in the Morning” by Emily Richmond.
6:30 to be ready for school is just not enough time. It’s easy to think that. students will just procrastinate even more, but the average teenager is smarter. than you may think. It sounds absurd to think that students sleep during the school day.
Teens are recommended to get 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night to be able to function to the best of their ability. A study found that only 15% of teens receive 8.5 hours on school night. According to the CDC, “Five out of six middle and high schools in the United States start the school day too early.” Most high schools start before 8:30 A.M. High schools starting too early in the morning can cause high school students to not get their necessary amount of sleep. Lack of sleep can cause harmful health effects. Not getting enough sleep can cause behavior effects such as aggressiveness and impulsivity. Not getting enough sleep can also cause you to overeat, which can lead to unhealthy weight gain. Changing the start time of high schools can assure high school students with their appropriate amount of
According to the National Sleep Foundation, biological sleep patterns change throughout the stages of adolescence. ¨Biological sleep patterns shift toward later times for both sleeping and waking during adolescence-meaning it is natural to not be able to fall asleep before 11:00pm.¨ (¨Teens and Sleep¨). Messing with these sleep cycles in the long run and lead to sleep disorders. Research done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests teenagers 13-18 years old should regularly sleep 8-10 hours each night for a healthy sleep. The teens who do not get a good amount of sleep are more likely to suffer from mental conditions, smoking, illicit drugs, and alcohol use. ¨Not getting enough sleep is common among high school students and is associated with several health risks including being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs, as well as poor academic performance.¨ (¨Schools Start Too Early¨). On an NBC news story, Hilton Head Island High School moved its start time and benefits were noticeable. Students had higher test score averages and grades improved throughout the school.A study done in 2008 published in the journal of clinical sleep, found car accident rates fell by 16.5% when students were more aware on the road, not having to wake up before 7 am.
First of all, some teens simply don’t get enough sleep. People argue they should just go to sleep earlier, but it’s not that easy. Teens and children have a tendency to go to sleep late and wake up late. They have a life to live outside of school should open at at least ten o’clock.
A lack of sleep has serious consequences. Students face consequences in academics, behaviors, and health. Doctors have found a correlation between a lack of sleep and
A normal school day begins between 7:00 and 8:00 (Canapari). A typical wake time for students is 6 A.M. (Canapari). An average teen goes to bed between 10 and 11 (Canapari). This means that an average teen gets on average seven to eight hours of sleep when they need on average 9 ¼ hours of sleep as stated in the above paragraph. One man, Matt Gaetz stated, “The evidence is pretty one sided that high school students don’t have the same cognitive function that they have at eight or nine in the morning.” (Beaton). There are many pros to beginning the school day later. One pro is the reduced risk of teen crashes. The later start time would allow teens to be more alert while driving to school (Pro...
Again, Dr. Owens says that teens receiving more rest with a later school start time are at a lower risk of being in a traffic accident. However, teens cannot replace the hours they didn't sleep that night, which means that they cannot change their sleep pattern. Sleeping at different times for several nights in a row can be harmful to teens’ health because it disrupts the body’s sleep cycle. Dr. Cora Breuner from www.npr.org states,“We want to promote safety with kids. We truly believe our teenagers are getting six to seven hours of sleep a night, and they need eight or ten.” Another reason why school should start later is that many parents are also leaning towards later start times, the same with doctors since the worry for teens’ sleeping hours is a big concern lately. School should be later because of teens’ safety, and people should be aware how important that
Going to school early in the morning can create a lot of good things to happen to teens, and also some bad things. For example, according to the National Sleep Foundation, a teen getting enough sleep is very important because it helps them manage their stress of being a teen. Because middle school and high school is starting as early as 7 o’clock, kids are starting to go to bed really late and waking up really early. It is proven by the National Sleep Foundation that only about 15% of all teens get 8-10 hours of sleep each night like they are supposed to. That can cause kids to fall asleep during class throughout the school year.
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