It is nothing unexpected that teens the nation over are battling with the ridiculous school-day plan that starts with awakening at 6 a.m. what's more, closes with hurrying to complete schoolwork at 11 p.m. As indicated by the National Sleep Foundation, teens need somewhere around 9 ½ long stretches of rest. Lack of sleep, inadequate execution in school, and stress would all be able to be ascribed to the divergence between the suggested measure of rest and the truth of what teenagers are getting. While it might muddle extracurricular movement times, beginning school later is important for understudies to be less sleepless, convey better outcomes on homework, and be less worried.

Lack of sleep has been demonstrated to cause auto crashes and misery. Understudies who get almost no rest can turn out to be genuinely and sincerely depleted and unfocused. In the article, "Tired Teens May Get Relief at School", composed by Deena Yellin, Dr. Cora Breuner from Seattle Children's Hospital, "still up in the air that there are a ton of fender benders that occur while heading to school when school begins early...In locale with later beginning occasions, the high-hazard practices are diminished, there are less mishaps and less gloom among kids...It's stunning to perceive why an hour can matter in a child's cerebrum." Well-rested teens can focus more on their environmental elements, which is an essential factor for understudy drivers. Rest specialists at the University of Minnesota contemplated that "...the later a school's beginning time, the good understudies were on measures like psychological wellness, auto accident rates, participation, and, in certain schools, grades and state administered test scores" (Hoffman). Only another hour of rest can have a significant effect in these elements.

Understudies have numerous extra obligations, for example, occupations and extracurricular exercises that can move their concentration from homework. With a lack of rest, young people battle more in school and with adjusting their exercises. Young people need to have a satisfactory measure of snooze request to perform to their fullest potential in school. Attempting to stay mindful in class is burdensome for an understudy working on 6 hours of rest. Understudies going to schools with prior start times "...are basically resting through the initial two courses of the day...in schools that start later, kids are improving" (Codey). An understudy from Clifton High School additionally guaranteed that, "When I will school, my brain's not conscious yet. It's a sluggish excursion to feeling completely working" (Polanco). Between schoolwork, after-school exercises, and awakening at 5 or 6 a.m., numerous youngsters don't get the suggested 9 hours of rest, and are endeavoring to learn with just 6 hours of rest backing them up. It is significant that school begins later so these understudies can work at their fullest potential.

A few guardians and instructors accept that pushing school start times back won't address the pressure of everybody included in light of the fact that it will entangle after-school exercises. School locale that are discussing the adjustment of timetable case that, "Many will not have the option to hold after-school occupations and temporary jobs or participate in other experiential learning openings when schools run later" (Blanford). Getting an adequate measure of rest for these developing young adult's bodies is most significant generally, and many games and occupations can work around understudies' school plans. Schools that have attempted the later-start plan for Missouri thought of an answer of "...adding Wi-Fi access on transports so competitors can do schoolwork out and about, and having a few classes meet just a single time or double seven days, with supplemental online guidance. More games and clubs meet before school" (Hoffman). With nine months of the new timetable, Rock Bridge High in Missouri revealed victories of understudies appearing to be more refreshed and caution. While the new school timetable could influence exercises in the evening, there are numerous achievable arrangements. Beginning school later and at a sensible time is foremost for adolescents' wellbeing and prosperity.

There is no doubt that understudies are battling with the early-morning to late-night every day plan brought about by the ridiculous school times. Youngsters are constantly drained, incapable to center and perform well in school, especially focused, and exceptionally hazard getting into fender benders because of the way that they don't get sufficient rest. By starting school an hour or a couple later, understudy sadness rates will lower and they will execute better in class and extracurricular exercises. This little change will emphatically influence younger students now, and in years to come. Giving teens the rest they need to be effective is the answer for the numerous confusions clarified that are found in the public eye today and later on.

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Schools should not shift their starting time so that they begin later in the morning and end later in the afternoon. After school activities would start & end even later in the evening. Traffic will be a issue for parents, teachers, buses, and students in the morning. And Parents & students work schedule would be difficult to manage.

If school starts later in the morning, then school will surely end later in the afternoon. That also means that after school activities will also be pushed back. Let’s say school ends at 4:30 instead of 2:15. Plenty of afterschool activities are 2 hours long. I arrive at home after track practice normally at 4:30. If the end school is pushed back, I could arrive at home at crazy times like 6:30 or even later. My family has dinner at 6:30 and I normally work on homework three hours a day, and I take about a hour to eat and spend time with my family. And after spending time with my family and finishing up my homework, I also need to time to freshen up my mind for the next day by playing few games, or socializing for another hour. This would put my bed time to 11 or 12 o'clock at night. That means I would still barely get enough sleep to be counted as “healthy”. After School activities can be dramatically and seriously affected by these time push backs of school. Also do not forget about students that work, students will not even have enough time to manage all of their homework, eating, and socializing time schedules.

Traffic will be a major issue for teachers, parents and students in the morning, and coming back from school, or afterschool activities. Sergeant Patrick Smyth said “It is going to make congestion everywhere on the roads, cause heavy rush hour traffic”. Teachers normally arrive to school half and hour earlier than students. But once or twice every two weeks they normally are stuck in traffic or late for work. That is completely normal to everyone and is expected. But the problem now is if the school times are being pushed back, then now it will create a serious problem. Teachers would be late a whole hour or two. Not only teachers, but students, and other parents for their jobs. Do not forget about school buses. Majority teachers normally don’t live in the same city as their school. Brien McMahon teachers like Mrs.Bjelko in the biology department take a half and hour to get to the High School every morning. It could take Mrs.Bjelko a hour with traffic congestion on the roads. By pushing back school times, expect almost half the school to be tardy, or absent for a entire class.

Parents will have a difficult time trying to manage their work schedules due to idea of pushing back school start times. Some businesses are not always flexible on letting workers switch up their time schedule. Healthday.com says that Parents are worried about after school activity times, and it would be difficult for them to manage their own schedules(Amy Norton Paragraph 24). 636 parents surveyed that after school activities would be way to late(Nancy Shute). Melissa Willets from parents.com talks about how school start times pushed back is a “win win situation for everybody”. In the article “Would you support a later school start time for your teen?”. It tries to change your minds on thinking how school start times are actually a good thing for everyone. Though the article does not consider any topic for school end times that would be pushed back as well. Does not mention anything about traffic, time schedules, and sure does not mention how students would be also busy late at night and still wouldn’t get enough sleep.

By considering traffic congestion, parents work hours unpredictable, and the time that a student gets to spend time at home, then you now understand why shifting the times that schools start and end would be a dilemma.

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As for teenagers, it is important for them to keep a healthy and balanced diet since they are during the key period of physical development. For adults, they need to have a deep sleeping time for eight hours. However, for teenagers, it is better for them to have a nine- and ten-hours' sleeping time. Some young adults are keen on playing computer. In addition, there are a lot of school burden. All of these factors will result in the absence of sleeping time.

Sleep is a daily must to do, some people sleep for a long time, some people sleep for a short time, the spirit of nature is different, people must have a basic sleep time guarantee every day, but now many middle school students far from meeting this standard, if there is not enough sleep, then it will affect the next day's study (Gari?©py et al., 2017). Learning, listening efficiency will also be reduced, like this vicious circle, will make a good student gradually become a poor student, which is also a phenomenon that many middle school students have. The purpose of this research-based learning is to make readers understand the relationship between sleep time and learning efficiency from the process, to view learning and sleep scientifically, and to learn to allocate their sleep time reasonably to ensure the quality of learning. People can learn a lot about middle school students' time arrangement from this research study and learn the methods and key points of making questionnaires to enrich students' life, improve students' learning efficiency, and also improve students' practical ability.

In detail, the sleeping data are from 2013 and 2014 Canada's schooling children's healthy action survey. In accordance with HSBC, there are 367 schools' student between six and ten grade that participate in this survey. In this survey, it assumes the first class is the school time. All of school information is from the school websites or it is directly from school officials to access. Through the survey, the authors found that most of the students now have insufficient sleep time, and only a few of them have reached the normal sleep time. However, it has not been implemented. Nowadays, the pressure of middle school students' study is really great. Although it has been put forward for a long time to reduce the burden, every school wants to increase the rate of entrance to school and make the students overburdened. The pressure of homework makes students unable to get enough sleep. After comparison, you will find that those who sleep more often have better academic performance.

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Over 42 states have reported that 75-100% public middle and highs schools start before 8:30. Over the years, there has been many discussions about school start times and the importance of what time students should be going to school. Some reasons that school should start later for middle and high schoolers are students are getting sleep deprived, their test scores, and academic performance. Then there are also others, who care more about saving money, then the well being of the students.

Since about 80% of schools start before eight in the morning, many students are ending up sleep deprived. There is a natural tendency for students to want to stay up late and sleep in during the morning. One article states,'Physicians recommend teens get at least 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night. Those who don't face a number of health risks that can have serious consequences on their mental and physical well-being" (School Starts to Early). There are students who get home from school later because they are involved in sports or after school activities. Then, once they get home, most have homework and do not go to sleep until late. There are students that sleep only five to six hours every night, and it is hard for them to focus at school. In another article it states, 'When the sun goes down and darkness occurs, the pineal in your brain is "turned on" by the SCN and begins to actively produce melatonin, which is released into the blood. Usually, this occurs around 9 pm. As a result, melatonin levels in the blood rise sharply and you begin to feel less alert. Sleep becomes more inviting. Melatonin levels in the blood stay elevated for about 12 hours - all through the night" (Melatonin and Sleep). If students do not get in the bed at a decent time to get the amount of sleep they need, then there are still things going on in your brain that make you feel like you should still be asleep.

Students test scores and academic performance can be greatly affected because of schools starting too early. Test scores are a very important component in your education and future. Not having enough sleep can impact this too, if you are still tired in the morning. Even starting school an hour later than normal, could really improve test scores. There have been many studies where they assign tests to students at their normal school arrival time and tests to students an hour or two later than normal. At a high school they tested students at their normal testing times, and then students a couple hours later. In this article it states, 'The results indicate that a one-hour delay in start time increases standardized test scores on both math and reading tests by roughly 3 percentile points" (Do Schools Begin Too Early). These points can be very effective, especially to the students who struggle in their classes more than others. This can be a very important part of a student's future.

Even though starting school would cost more money for the schools, it would be worth it for the kids. People also just simply think it would be harder to change the school start time after we have been doing it the same way for such a long time. One of the biggest reasons why starting school earlier has not been put in motion is the money. One article on this topic explains, saying, 'Delaying high school start times could pose problems with bus schedules, after-school activities, and sporting events for the entire district. Changing the high school start time could have a domino effect on all the schools that could pose a logistical nightmare" (Pros and Cons of Starting School Later). This could cause a problem if elementary schools stay at their regular start time, while the middle and high schools start later. This would cost a lot more money for bus transportation, and this is the reason many schools are against this. Most schools, however, have more than enough money to afford this, but do not want to put any effort into taking this act and putting it into motion.

Starting school at a later time will affect students for the better for multiple reasons. Many people do not agree with this because they are more worried about the cost and change that will occur. If school was delayed later, then students will be more focused during the day and more likely to make better test scores.

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It was April 24th, 2018, meanwhile, hard-working yet sleep-deprived student Annabelle Moore was sleeping as peaceful as possible after a long night of studying. Her body had finally hit the stage REM in a regular sleep cycle, otherwise known as deep sleep, until the sharply rhythmic beeping of her six a.m. alarm jostled her awake. The hours of sleep teenagers are receiving has been decreasing as years go on. With this, severe sleep deprivation is becoming common, leaving students, parents, and doctors to the solution: a later start time in schools. Teenagers are infamous for lacking in enough sleep. The average amount of sleep they get is between seven and seven and a half hours. However, these teens need between nine and nine and a half hours to be able to properly function throughout the business of their day, yet are by no means getting this ('Sleep in Adolescents").

Although going to sleep at a reasonable hour is easier said than done in teenage years, the lack of sleep adolescents are getting is severely inadequate. Not receiving the proper amount of sleep at night is leading to undesirable outcomes for students mental and physical states'. While an earlier release time provides after-school relaxation, schools should start later because early start times can result in poor performance in school, drug and alcohol use, and obesity.

We all know how it feels arriving at school on hardly any hours of sleep. Whether it be getting home late, insomnia due to stress, loads of homework, or simply our brains refusing to turn off, the lack of sleep students are receiving is beyond inadequate, resulting in poor performance in school. From experience, inefficient amount of sleep leads to cranky behavior, or feelings of grogginess, fatigue, and crankiness do not result in an efficient day of learning. The staff of Sterling Academy informs readers, 'Multiple studies have demonstrated a direct correlation between school start times and student academic performance. Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics formally recommended an 8:30 a.m. or later start time. The CDC also recommends that school start at 8:30 or later, but says fewer than 20% of American middle and high schools operate on that schedule." High schools normally begin between the times 7:40 to 7:55, most importantly before 8:30 a.m., the suggested time by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nevertheless taking to hand most students fall asleep at 11:00 P.M. or later, making it extremely difficult for teenagers to get the minimum eight and a half hours their bodies urge for. In result, sleepy teens are more prone to be absent, tardy, moody, inattentive and less able to learn. That list alone is sufficient reasoning for implementing this change.

In addition to low performance in school, lacking the proper amount of sleep can lead to drug and alcohol use in teenagers. Adolescents sleep cycles are currently being destroyed by school start times, as teenagers whose brains are going through growth and development are not getting the proper amount of shut-eye for numerous reasons. Moreover, the significant link between sleep patterns during middle school and high school and the risk of substance use has recently been spotlighted in the CASA's article 'Sleep Deprived Teens Are at Increased Risk of Substance Use", written by Ph.D. Linda Richter. Recent studies prove that teenagers who logged getting less than eight hours of sleep per night were more likely to be current users of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana in opposition to those who did get the proper amount of sleep. Turnbridge Addiction Treatment Program stresses that 'When teens do not get sufficient sleep, certain functions in their brains are impeded. Sleep-deprived teens cannot properly control their impulses or regulate their experience of reward, thus putting them at greater risk for substance initiation and regular drug and alcohol use" ('Do Teen Sleep Deprivation and Drug Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand?).

Comparatively, a vast growing body of research suggests that there is indeed a link between how much people sleep and how much they weigh. Generally, people who get too little an amount of sleep weigh increasingly more than those who get plentiful sleep. Researchers followed sixty thousand girls for sixteen years, regularly logging their sleep habits, weight, diet and many other aspects of the girls' lifestyles. The study began with the teens healthy, and none obese. Flashforward sixteen years later, the ones who slept five hours or fewer a night had a fifteen percent higher risk of obesity, in opposition to the girls who slept seven or more hours per night ('Sleep Deprivation and Obesity"). This change in lifestyle in sleep-deprived students can occur for various reasons increasing the risk of obesity. One reason is that people who are sleep-deprived are far too exhausted to exercise, decreasing the number of calories burned. Another cause is that people who are low on sleep may take in more calories than those who are fully rested, for the sole reason they are awake longer and have more opportunities to eat. Lastly, lacking sleep also disrupts the balance of pivotal hormones that control one's appetite, therefore sleep-deprived people may be hungrier than those who get enough sleep per night.

In reality, starting school at a later time is not necessarily the only solution. With school starting the time it does, there is more time after school for homework, activities, etc. resulting in a possible earlier bedtime. If not that, it is at least nice to have time after school to relax! However, most teenagers do not get to bed early with things such as sports/activities running late, social media, stress, and electronics. Students on Debate.org express that yes, school should start later. In fact, seventy-nine percent of students agree. One student suggests, 'Students are extremely stressed in the morning and are rushing to get to school on time! That way they don't have a good breakfast nor have time to review their studies, getting to school unbelievably tired" ('Should Schools Start Later?"). Students all over the world are voicing their opinion that schools should start later, for many of them are as sleep-deprived as I know I am. School starting the time it does leads to many serious undesired outcomes, but if not that merely adding more stress to what we already have in high school. To parents, adults, doctors, or teachers of sleep-deprived teenagers, address the issue by talking to the school board about the problem with the current school start time, and them making changes to it. As for the school board/administration, change the school start time to later! More sleep means a healthier, happier, and more efficient lifestyle, something we all could use.

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A national sleep foundation poll found that 59% of 6th through 8th graders, as well as 87% of high schoolers, are getting less than the recommended amount of sleep on school nights. This often affects how attentive kids are when they get to school and can have a negative impact on the rest of their day. When students are tired they often don't take in the information they would otherwise pick up with an adequate amount of sleep. Starting classes at middle school and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m. would help teens arrive alert, healthy and ready to learn, U.S. sleep medicine specialists say (Lehman, 2017). Schools should start later to ensure the success of its students.

Some might argue students shouldn't start school later because it could make classes shorter. While this could be true, school ending time can be pushed back to accommodate an earlier start time. This will allow teachers to have more preparation time as well as keep classes the same length of time. Another argument thought to be a drawback of starting school later is that students wouldn't have time for themselves or sports after school. After school activities such as sports can be shortened or have a later practice time to accommodate the change. 'Practice times are rescheduled, and in some cases, lights are installed so practice can run a little later. Match times are changed so that students do not have to leave class early. Many districts have even seen increased participation in sports (Edina, MN) and improved performance by their teams (Wilton, CT; Nathan Hale, Seattle, WA). Research has shown that sleep deprivation has a severe negative impact on coordination and endurance, so it makes sense that better-rested student-athletes would perform better." Furthermore, students who get more sleep perform better in sports and are less likely to be injured while playing. Ending school later would still leave kids with time to hang out with their friends, do homework, go to work and so on. Schools should start later to make sure their students are performing well not only in school but outside of it as well.

The first reason schools should start later is because it would allow students to get the recommended amount of sleep and perform better. According to the CDC, 9-10 hours of sleep is what is recommended for adolescents ages 1-18. On average kids hardly get 6-7 hours of sleep on a school night. This causes kids to not be fully awake and engaged in school or their classwork. Starting at an earlier time gives kids more time to learn, but does not ensure they are present mentally. Kids may be down and hour after school but they will be more energized and will perform better in their daily task.

Another reason that school should start later is that it would make it easier for parents and teens to drive to school. Being tired when driving is a major safety concern when it comes to teens and adults commuting to school in the morning. 'The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls refers to this situation, and an extreme danger knows as drowsy driving." An estimated 27% of all drowsy-driving-related car crashes involve 16-19-year-old drivers (AAA Foundation, 2018). Parents have jobs that they must attend to and increasing the amount of time they have to get their child to school greater could improve attendance in the student body. According to a CDC study in 2017 82% of parents would prefer that school started later in the morning. Weather conditions are also a factor to consider. Driving in bad weather conditions in the morning increase the chance of accidents by more than half. By starting school later we can decrease these chances and ensure the safety of students. The increase of daylight and time to get to school would increase student and parent morale and decrease early morning accidents.

Lastly, starting school later will increase test scores and overall student performance. Starting school 37 minutes later in the morning, compared with other schools, give students an average 17 additional minutes of sleep per weeknight, the study team reports in the Journal of School Health (Crist,2018). Kids who are more alert and energized in the morning report being able to focus better throughout the entirety of the school day, improving their performance.

In conclusion, school should start later because the change provides an overall positive effect on students and staff. Starting school at a later time helps kids stay healthy, perform better and increases attendance. Starting school just an hour later decreases stress, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse among young children and can drastically change the course of a child's life (Sleepless in Fairfax, 2014). In the future, our kids will not only want to attend school but they will be alert and ready to learn.

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School start times for high schoolers is in the news! As a 15 year old who never gets enough sleep, I found myself drawn to this topic. Would I do better in school if the school day started later? As research studies come pouring in, there is evidence that when high schools start the school day later, there are improved student test scores, and significant increases in student health and safety. Research also magnifies the difficulties in changing school start times. Things like bus schedules and after-school sports can keep school districts and communities from making a change in school start times that could be so valuable for teenagers.

According to the Master Of Arts In Teaching Guide, a study that included 9,000 highschool students, conducted by the University Of Minnesota, found that grades and test scores advanced significantly when school start times switched to later hours. The same study found that starting the school day later also improved school attendance. A side benefit was that more students had time to eat breakfast. Amy Morin (LCSW) quoted from the AAP’s Adolescent Sleep Studies that there are harmful effects of sleep deprivation. Teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep per night. Without those hours of sleep there is increased risk of car accidents due to drowsy driving and driving before the sun comes up. Lack of sleep also leads to poor academic performance. The psychological risks of sleep deprivation, according to HealthLine, include impulsive behavior, depression, paranoia, and increased suicidal thoughts.

However, tradition makes it difficult for school districts to alter school start times. According to the AAP’s Adolescent Sleep Studies, problems with the school district bus schedule, after school activities, and sporting events can have a domino effect on all the schools in the district. Parents would have to adjust to the new schedule, as well. Daycare times for younger students would need to be adjusted. And while that may be inconvenient, having teens in school later in the day may have an upside. According to the Master Of Arts In Teaching Guide, teens having less alone time at home could prevent unhealthy activity choices.

After researching this topic, I am definitely in favor of delaying school start time for high schoolers. The evidence is overwhelmingly positive, justifying making the change. Who wouldn't appreciate a little more sleep,a good breakfast, better grades and higher test scores? Vehicular safety among teens would likely improve. Giving students a later start time would provide them with the benefit of improved mental and physical health. Monticello should consider later start times for the highschool and middle school.

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