What if you weren’t so tired in school? Imagine feeling energized and refreshed, ready to learn with your classmates all around you, happily talking about class and catching up with each other. School could be so much better. Therefore, the question is-- should schools have later starting times? In “Should School Start Later?”…
Pediatrician Judith Owens, lead author of the policy statement, “School Start Times for Adolescents” stated that “adolescents who get enough sleep have a reduced risk of being overweight or suffering depression, are less likely to be involved in automobile accidents, and have better grades, higher standardized test scores and an overall better quality of life.” These are the goals for both the students and school districts, so making this change would benefit…
With this in mind, students have to leave early in order to get to school on time. This causes a shortage of sleep and can affect how you function during the day. Finally, school times as early as 7:20 can impact the grades of students. With staying up later to…
Also it would have to spend additional money on buses like 8 million dollars. In addition students should not go to bed so later then they would not have a problem with waking up early and would get the recommended hours of sleep. In conclusion, schools should push back starting time. Then is would help so so much. This would help a lot of students get a better understanding and education for be alert and getting that extra sleep that they really need.…
With this change for the better, students can obtain a more joyous and healthier life, be successful in school, and live a more danger free life. If schools would push back their start times, students would…
There also is a 8 hour school day, and on occasion an after school game. For students that have a day including all of these scenarios, that means students could be at school for 14 hours. Being at school for more than half of the day can cause insomnia, not getting enough sleep can most definitely have a negative effect on grades. These are all of the reasons why sports need to be cut from our school immediately.…
Teachers and parents would also benefit from the later start times. Some schools start as early as seven A.M. forcing the adolescents out of bed and stumbling tiredly into the world. They face a biological sleep change causing them to fall asleep at 10 to 11 P.M. If they sleep…
If students don’t have enough sleep they can be more depressed, suicidal, overweight, have more acne, and perform worse physically and mentally. Feeling sleepy can also make you as impaired as driving with a blood alcohol content of .08%, which is actually illegal in some states. “Drowsy driving causes over 100,000 crashes each year” (National Sleep Foundation). If schools continue to start earlier that 8 o’clock in the morning, students will not perform to the best of their ability and could face life-threatening…
Many studies show that is a school day starts half an hour later it can have major health and academic benefits ( Should the School Day Start Later?). But of course the is not possible if school is starting at 7:45 am or earlier. For example, “ Most kids are playing sports until 8 or 9 pm, and they have to do all their schoolwork when they get home” “(Should the School Day Start Later?). This i sthe main cause of poor academic performance and if this keeps up teachers will never see academic improvement. In 2000, high schools in Minneapolis changed their starting time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am and the students became more active “(Should the School Day Start Later?).…
High School and Middle School Days Should Start Later Should middle school and high school days start later in the day? In my opinion, I don't think it should. The school day should not change their time later in the day. There may be really good pros to the idea, but there are also plenty of cons for delaying the school start times. These cons can affect both students and the teachers.…
If school started later students would be more alert,focused,and ready to learn. They would be getting more sleep,”teenagers who regularly sleep eight to nine hours at night learn better” in school. That also results into “less tardy slips”,kids getting in fights or sustain”athletic injuries.” Sleeping well can also”help moderate their tendency towards risky…
Argument 4: I believe as a student shorting hours is the right way to go because by doing this students have a majority of time for clubs , sports , jobs and other activits , they became more engaged and less stressed about attending school which means that their grades would improve . so as a student I believe shorting the hours to a reasonable accomadtion is they right path , so I suggest cutting out 10 mintues from the current time and changing it to 3:10 would be acceptable…
Recently the academic school hours in our district have increased. This change might have many potential benefits, but as students we believe that the negative aspects of such a change would have many negative impacts. As we try to compete academically with other nations, we are losing sight of our goals. American students are some of the most well-rounded students globally. We are talented in the arts and sports, committed to improving our community, and still succeed academically.…
Research shows that 89% out of 100% think students will benefit from shorter school days. Shorter school days would help students develop socially, mentally, and physically. “Longer school hours put much pressure on students.” according to the Huffington Post. This could make students not want to go to school or cut classes.…
Malcolm X once said, “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today” (Malcolm X Quotes). Education is very important in life. The passport of one’s life is education. It can take someone anywhere.…