...Have you ever gone to school tired because if so you aren't the only one, many students have the same problem as you. I believe that the school start times should be later than what they are now. Start times should be later because schools can save money and be able to spend their budget on other stuff, people go to school tired and sleep deprived because of the early start times, and later start times because there are many positive effects on the students. If school would have their start times later they could save money on their budgets. Later start times would make busses more efficient and save on transportation. A school in West Des Moines said that the later school times made the busses more efficient and they predicted that they would...
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...In a recent article in The Clarion – Ledger there were some debates about the later start time for high school. This discussion has become an issue among some families. Some say sleepy teenagers are likely to be tardy, absent, and moody, but that is true in some cases. Many people say that a later start time for high school students more sleep and a later open bell can help improve the lack of sleep. That may be true, but going to bed a reasonable time at night will help. The idea of changing school time would cause a major disorder in the school and the students’ schedule. For students who play sports will be getting out of practice later than they did without the later start time for school. By the time these students get home, they will...
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...Even though some schools start later some have to still wake up early not energized to go to school. There should be a later school start time. Pediatricians agree that later school start times help the kids in school. The bad parts of a later school start time is that some parents cannot switch their schedule for a later school start time and some people think that it is just an excuse for teens and kids being lazy. In fact pediatricians think that a later school start time will prevent sleep deprivation, they believe that students can suffer from mental and physical health problems. The (AAP) recommends that schools delay class to 8:30 in the morning. The (AAP) urges schools to start later. The consequences of a later school...
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...Why do schools start at 8 a.m.? It is because it is more convenient for parents that have children in elementary school. School starts too early for teens; it is natural for elementary children to start at 8 a.m. but not teenagers. Teenagers need more sleep than older adults and young children. Schools should start later because students be more alert and healthier as well as schools will save money. Schools starting later will help students be more alert. The lack of sleep most adolescents get can cause moodiness, lack of attention, memory problems, behavior issues, and the ability to function (kqed). People between 14-24 years old are the most likely to be sleep deprived and it is due to not getting enough sleep during the week (iflscience). Benefits of sleeping include increased memory and learning, better attention span. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 70% of high-school students report sleeping for seven hours or less on a regular basis (time). This proves that the majority of students are sleep...
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...because school ends to late? Besides getting a bit more sleep you can miss out on sports and activities. The topic that school should or should not start later has been discussed many times. Many schools have considered to change their start time later, but only some schools have done it. The schools that tried a new school time have found that it benefited the students while other schools don’t recommend to switch the starting time. “Should School Start Later” by Justin O’Neill, “Sleepy Teens: High School Should Start Later in the Morning” by Mark Fischetti and “Teachers overwhelmingly oppose later high school start times in Montgomery” by Julie Zauzmer and Dana Hedgpeth give support that schools shouldn’t start later. Despite the fact people think school starting earlier is good for students but I strongly believe kids should wake up because school will end to late, there will be transportation problems and changing school times can be unbeneficial for students. To begin, school will end to late. School ending to late can cause various problems for the students. Scope states “For one thing, starting school later means dismissing school later, which leaves...
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...should schools start later. Visualize kids not being able to play sports they like. Imagine kids losing bond with their family so they don’t get to talk to them. Picture kids being left at home alone or skipping school because their parents have work in the morning. This could happen if schools started later, I believe No, school shouldn't start later because people won’t have time for sports or after school programs because it could get to late or dark so it would be hard to play sports in the dark, it could cut family dinner time which means they could lose bond with them, many kids may be left home because their parents have to go to work. Some people think if it starts late then they may perform poorly in school. First, kids may not have time for sports if school starts later because it could get too dark. Allow me to explain, if it gets too dark then...
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...Schools are trying to push back start times in school for children to get more sleep. If this happens many events could be disrupted. If schools start earlier we will lose money and this will result in many catastrophic events. Should schools take this chance? Schools should not start later, it could disrupt children’s after school schedule and cost a lot of money. Will school’s use this or not. If we started school later it will be costing about 8 million dollars to change the bus schedules. The school board will have to chose if they are going to change the schedule the schools will lose lots of money. In the video “Should schools start later in the morning?” it states that “After dropping the high schoolers the busses turn around drop the middle schoolers and then the elementary schoolers.” This could result in a hectic morning for the busses and if one change happens they might need to buy new busses for the high schoolers and that is what will cost a lot. If the school push the start times back it could result in consequences since they end school later too. I do not think that it would be smart to push the school times back because if we push school times back we are also pushing the end times back. Many children have homework or play...
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...getting up in the morning for school at all. Students usually are very tired in the morning because they are up all night on their phone or tv. If students went to bed earlier, they would be less tired in the morning. They would also get the 8.5-9.5 recommended hours of sleep each night. Schools should not start later because it would cause many problems for students in before, during, and after school. According to Justin O’Neill, in his article, “Should School Start Later?” he states, ”Being on time, managing a busy schedule, and getting enough sleep are important skills teens need when they enter the workforce” (21). Students are going to have to get up early in the future for their job so, they will have to get use to waking up in the morning. This could send the wrong message to students about being responsible for themselves in the morning. If students have no experience in getting up early and getting there on time, they will be late for most of their life. Making room for all your work and other activities is hard. You have to develop a “routine” to help manage a busy schedule and get some sleeping time....
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...get ready to drive to school. Teens amble and climb in their car to rush to get to school, so that they aren’t late. Adults make their way to work when a sleepy teen swerve into the other lane and hits another car head on. There was a loud crunching noise as the two cars collide, glass flies everywhere while airbags deploy. All of this could have been avoided if teens could get more sleep. Even though the accident was slightly dramatic, it is only one of the side effects of sleep deprivation that can be caused by schools starting too early. Since a lot of accidents have been caused by teens that haven’t gotten the proper amount of sleep, the school start time should be no earlier than 8:30am. In the event that teens are more prone to accidents due to lack of sleep, it’s dangerous to even think about letting them drive to school early in the morning. “Teen drivers are at the highest risk for drowsy driving; however, and preliminary studies have shown that delaying their school start time has a significant effect in lowering the occurrence of such crashes.” (Eight major obstacles to later school start...
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... Wake up it is time to go to school. There has always been an argument if schools should start later or stay the same as it is. “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School” article by Jane Bianchi, “Should Students Start School Later in the morning?” video excerpt and the infographic called “Wake Up Call” by Sarah Mckibben explains all different reasons schools should start later. Since everyone wants teens to be less stressed and excited, you should agree that schools should ring their bell later! According to “The Teen Who Woke Up Her School,” a teen named Jilly Dos Santos made a change to start her school later. In the article it states, “ A high school football team went to the state last year for the first time in eleven years,...
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...Schools across America have been debating for years on if school should start later. Do you believe students would benefit from a later start time? Many people from across America believe students should have a later start time, including doctors, parents, and members of the school board. Consequently, schools that start earlier in the day can have a negative impact on students grades and most importantly their health. Nevertheless, this issue is controversial due to an increase in teen car accidents in the communities in which schools begin early. No, school should not start early in the day; due to the negative impact on students and other members of the community. Students grades across The United States are negatively affected by early start times, which means school start times should begin later. Nancy Kalish once said in The Early Bird Gets the Bad Grade, “Minneapolis and Edina, Minnesota, which instituted high school start times of 8:40 and 8:30 a.m., respectively in 1997, students grades rose slightly and lateness, behavioral problems, and dropout rates decreased.” All students will benefit from a later start; grades increase due to not falling asleep during class. Opponents of this idea believe that changing school start times will not help this issue, due to the fact that teenagers stay up...
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...Payton arrived home from her school soccer game, she rushed to finish all of the homework she was bombarded with, while not caring about how it turned out. She was shoving her dinner down her mouth as the sun started to set and it kept getting later in the night. She opened her math textbook and started studying for her substantial math test tomorrow which determines the majority of her grade. Now, it was eleven o'clock at night and pitch dark outside. Payton is delighted as she walks up to her bedroom and sees her bed and falls fast asleep after a long drooping day. It is now early in the morning, the bus comes in thirty minutes. Payton hears her mom calling for her to get out of bed, but she is struggling to wake up. Twenty more minutes pass by and her mom calls again and Payton is forced to wake herself up and jump out of bed. The sky is still black, just like it was before Payton went to sleep....
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...High school is a very important time in teenager's lives. They have many things going on and important decisions to make. I know this because I'm a teenager. To start an hour later would be great, but at the same time would cause too many problems. That is why I believe high school shouldn't start an hour later. However, starting school at our normal time is harming students. According to sleep experts, "[t]ypical sleep cycles begin around 11 PM for teenagers and continue through 8 AM "(Start School Later, Inc). This means that students only get around six or seven hours of sleep per school night and wakes students up in the middle of deep sleep. In contrast, parents oppose teens to start later. Mary Carskadon, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior stated, "parents are often reluctant to have teens start later, because they rely on having older children at home in the afternoons to take care of their younger siblings "(Richmond). This is because many...
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...Why school start times should start later or earlier How many times a day do you feel tired or exhausted, just wanting to go home and sleep and forget all about homework and other commitments that you need to pursue? Do you find it extremely difficult to get out of bed in the morning and get ready for the day? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone. It has been excessively studied that adolescents generally have a harder time getting ready for the day in the morning compared to adults; who have lower risk of stress and a higher chance of information retainment. Teenagers go to school from eight in the morning to about three thirty in the afternoon and are expected to do homework from that school day, go to work, practice for sports, and hang out with friends and family and do chores, but yet more times than not, teens are not able to do any extracurricular activities because of how exhausted they are. Studies have shown, teens who begin school at an earlier time have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, obesity, and illness, compared to students who start school at a later time. Starting at puberty, adolescents internal...
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...Do you think schools should start later? Normal school times range from 7:00 am to 7:30 am. Which is very early and results in teens not getting enough sleep at night. Most teenagers need more sleep than they get. I think starting schools at 8:30 am is best because teens will get more sleep, they will have improvement in school work, and it will reduce tardiness. I think that school times should be pushed back. Teenagers need about 9 and a half hours of sleep. Schools that start at 7:00 am have students that are always tired and groggy. Waking up early for school causes them to be sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation affects physical and mental performance. Teens are at an important stage of their growth and development and need a healthy amount of sleep. When schools have early start times, that means buses go out as early as 6:00 am. Which results in teens that ride the bus getting up before 6:00 am when schools starts at 7:00 am. If districts change their times to 8:30 am that gives teens way more time to sleep in....
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