Essay About Starting School Later

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Most kids hate going to school due to the time when they have to wake up, but what if that changed? What if schools were to start at 9:30 instead of 7:30 or 8:00? Starting school later can improve kids involvement and energy. It also flows with the kids’ sleeping rhythm and pattern. There are many benefits to starting school later and it will have a huge impact on today's generation. Starting school later can benefit not only students, but parents, too because it allows more sleep which causes better brain development. Most schools across the United States tend to start at 7:30, making 6:15 or 6:30 the rising time to get up and ready. Also imagine the students that live in the outskirts of the town and how early they would have to get up. …show more content…
Not getting enough sleep can lead to depression, alcohol/drugs, and being overworked. Not getting enough sleep can lead to sleep deprivation. This affects people both physically and mentally. Sleep schedules should match their biological clocks. “Most people wake up to alarms, because they don't naturally wake up at that time when they have to get up and go to work or school. So today is a sleep deprived society - it’s just that this age group, say 14-24 in particular, is more deprived than any other sector” (Kelley). Scientist say that the public doesn't pay attention the body clock anymore. Instead people listen for alarms and force ourselves to wake up early. There is an unbalanced rhythm between sleep and school. According to biological clocks, kids need 8 ½ to 9 ½ hours of sleep. Anything less than that can lead to sleep deprivation and lack of energy and concentration. Sleep deprivation has a negative effect effect on kids. Especially with their health and learning. “Sleep deprivation causes irregular sleep patterns that can hurt the quality of sleep. Since the weekend sleep schedule often ends up being much different from the weekday schedule as teens may try to catch up on lost sleep”