Grab Bag Analysis

Assumptions: Following assumptions have been made by the author as per my assessment and analysis of the article:

• As noted earlier, we assume there are no confounding factor affecting the correlation identified in the article and the studies citied between mental health and sleeplessness.

• The students would sleep during the morning, granted the delayed school time.

• The students would not stay awake longer the previous night to compensate for this time shift the next morning.

• The unmeasured mental illnesses such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. do not lead to suicide/suicidal thoughts.

• This wouldn’t hurt the academic life of a student with decreased time in school.

• The school won’t last longer as opposed to the usual, to give students time for extracurricular and after school activities.

• Since the data was self-reported by the students, we assume that the level of discomfort felt is not an exaggeration or the usual workload but something that has a potential to manifest as a clinical diagnosis.

Fisher’s Assertibility Question: In order to accept the conclusion, I would want to know whether the students would use the time allotted to sleep in the morning or not. Without this question answers, I cannot accept the conclusion.

Implications: The author provides with some implications at the end

Kayla Wahlstrom’s study is presented. The word “sleep” refers to an altered state of consciousness that occurs naturally. On the other hand. The word “rest” refers to a brief period of inactivity, not necessarily the same as the word “sleep”. Hence, when the author uses these two words interchangeably, one can question the accuracy of the research and the relevance of the study. Above alternate explanations and most specifically the connection between later school hours to depression/suicide is omitted. The link itself is very poor and should be claimed