Why Schools Should Start Later

Why schools should start later? In my opinion schools should start later because it benefits the students, teachers, and parents. I am going to be discussing the internal clock of teens, attitudes caused by lack of sleep interfering with education, and finally homework. Research in the 1990s found that later sleep and wake patterns among adolescents are biologically determined; the natural tendency for teenagers is to stay up late at night and wake up later in the morning.(NSF) This research indicates that school bells that ring as early as 7:00 a.m. in many parts of the country stand in stark contrast with adolescents' sleep patterns and needs.(NSF) Teens will most likely be avoid sleep because around 10p.m their brains is telling them