Today's Exhausted Superkid Summary
Sleep is an important aspect in teenagers lives. Teens do not get the appropriate amount of sleep each night as a result of academics. Not getting enough sleep each night will significantly start to show in teens behavior at school.
Frank’s response to “Overloaded and Underprepared” in “Today’s Exhausted Superkids” says the biggest sadness to him was the lack of sleep kids get. He says kids today are hyped up and stressed out so they are not getting the rest they need. Frank Bruni states that when he was in high school, it was a problem for teens to get too much sleep and not waking up in time for class. He mentions how “the concern is not how to rouse teens but how to lull them”. Bruni thinks childhood has been transformed.
Although I agree with the author when he mentioned sleep helps mental and physical health, I do not agree …show more content…
As one progresses through high school, the responsibilities increase. Students are staying up all night to study for upcoming tests. Bruni believes the real culprit is students trying to keep up with high-achieving peers.
I do not agree with how Bruni wrote his response. Adding additional information from his own opinion does not help one to understand how students really feel. Instead, Bruni should have utilized data or information from students to accurately show how the lack of sleep has an effect on students and their work.
Frank Bruni reflects on his own experiences in the article. Bruni states as a teen the problem amongst his peers was waking up for school on time, not staying up all night. Bruni mentions he was in high school in the 1980’s, which means there were not many distractions such as smartphones. So, with Bruni trying to compare high school now to when he was in high school does not compare very well at all. Bruni does not mention his attitude towards Overloaded and Unprepared, he only puts in his opinions on
Frank’s response to “Overloaded and Underprepared” in “Today’s Exhausted Superkids” says the biggest sadness to him was the lack of sleep kids get. He says kids today are hyped up and stressed out so they are not getting the rest they need. Frank Bruni states that when he was in high school, it was a problem for teens to get too much sleep and not waking up in time for class. He mentions how “the concern is not how to rouse teens but how to lull them”. Bruni thinks childhood has been transformed.
Although I agree with the author when he mentioned sleep helps mental and physical health, I do not agree …show more content…
As one progresses through high school, the responsibilities increase. Students are staying up all night to study for upcoming tests. Bruni believes the real culprit is students trying to keep up with high-achieving peers.
I do not agree with how Bruni wrote his response. Adding additional information from his own opinion does not help one to understand how students really feel. Instead, Bruni should have utilized data or information from students to accurately show how the lack of sleep has an effect on students and their work.
Frank Bruni reflects on his own experiences in the article. Bruni states as a teen the problem amongst his peers was waking up for school on time, not staying up all night. Bruni mentions he was in high school in the 1980’s, which means there were not many distractions such as smartphones. So, with Bruni trying to compare high school now to when he was in high school does not compare very well at all. Bruni does not mention his attitude towards Overloaded and Unprepared, he only puts in his opinions on