Why School Should Start Later Research
Research shows that teenagers experience a change in their internal sleep clocks so that waking up and going to sleep early are difficult. When I go to school every morning I have to wake up at six o’ clock to get on the bus at seven. Then I have to go to school for eight hours. By the time I get home I be too tired to do anything else. I don’t go to sleep until ten or eleven o ‘clock. School starts at eight a.m. and doesn’t end until three p.m. some kids have jobs they have to go to after school. sometimes their shift doesn’t end until ten or eleven p.m. So when they get home from work they don’t have time to do anything but sleep especially if they have chores or homework. Some kids have little siblings they have to take care of until
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If school started at this time we also wouldn’t be tired in class. We would be more energetic and alert to what’s going on. Kids may even start to like school because they don’t have to get up at this early time. One of the many reasons why I hate school is because I have to wake up so early, if they changed the time we go I might start to hate school a little less. Some students don’t pay attention in class because they have to wake up so early causing them to sleep. These early mornings don’t only affect us as students but they also affect the bus drivers. Bus drivers also have to wake up early only they have to get up way earlier than us. If bus drivers are sleepy in the mornings when they drive the kids to school, they are putting not only their lives in danger but also the kids on the bus. Falling asleep behind the wheel could cause an accident causing kids to get hurt or even lose their lives. This is a serious issue the school board should put in consideration. In conclusion, waking up and going to sleep early is very difficult for some kids including myself. Some kids wake up early in the morning causing them to be sleepy in school. Students aren’t the only ones affected by the early mornings, bus drivers and teachers are also suffering from it. If schools started at a later time it would help a lot. I would be happy if I found out school started at ten or eleven instead of
If school started at this time we also wouldn’t be tired in class. We would be more energetic and alert to what’s going on. Kids may even start to like school because they don’t have to get up at this early time. One of the many reasons why I hate school is because I have to wake up so early, if they changed the time we go I might start to hate school a little less. Some students don’t pay attention in class because they have to wake up so early causing them to sleep. These early mornings don’t only affect us as students but they also affect the bus drivers. Bus drivers also have to wake up early only they have to get up way earlier than us. If bus drivers are sleepy in the mornings when they drive the kids to school, they are putting not only their lives in danger but also the kids on the bus. Falling asleep behind the wheel could cause an accident causing kids to get hurt or even lose their lives. This is a serious issue the school board should put in consideration. In conclusion, waking up and going to sleep early is very difficult for some kids including myself. Some kids wake up early in the morning causing them to be sleepy in school. Students aren’t the only ones affected by the early mornings, bus drivers and teachers are also suffering from it. If schools started at a later time it would help a lot. I would be happy if I found out school started at ten or eleven instead of