Everyone needs sleep. Sleep is a part of living. But sleeping starts to get really hard when you have to wake up at 5 in the morning, five days a week. If we started schools later than the current early times, I feel like it would lead to healthier teens and help with learning in school.
Teenagers need their nine hours of sleep and most teens aren’t getting even close to that amount. Teens’ brains are still developing. During teen years it’s hard to fall asleep before 11 p.m. because of their sleeping patterns. They’re so sleep-deprived on weekdays that they sleep in on the weekends, leading to inconsistent sleeping patterns, which is really unhealthy.
This affects more than just sleep deprivation. It can cause depression, obesity and insomnia, and it’s just overall not good for the body. What’s the point in sending a student to school if they’re just going to doze off in class or not listen? I know whenever I’m sleepy I start to drift off.
Just because we’re used to the traditional times of school doesn’t mean we can’t change them. Starting schools later would be healthier for the students and they’d actually be focused for learning.
