Human Physiology and why School should Start Later

How often do you question about going to school or lay in bed and sleep in instead?Me personally,all the time!School should start later on in the day because it causes health problems due to lack of sleep,also gives us more energy for school , and finally kids will have more time to eat breakfast which is known as the most important meal of the day.

Adolescents who do not get enough sleep are most likely to be overweight,not get enough physical activity,suffer from depressive symptoms and engage in unhealthy risk behaviors.This usually causes drinking alcohol,smoking tobacco and using illegal drugs and also perform poorly in school . These effects cause health problems for many teens and middle schoolers.If school were to start later on in the day it would give students the opportunity to get the sleep they need which is 8 to 10 hours .Opponents disagree with school starting later because they believe that students can just go sleep earlier . That argument may be true ; however students also have a life that shouldn't JUST be about school . It's important for students to join after school activities, meet up with friends , catch up on homework , maybe get a job,attend church events,study for a test,play sports(etc.)

The earlier students wake up up, the more exhaustion that child may be be experiencing at such a young age.To begin with , students are constantly fallIng asleep in class, don't give their full divided attention to what's going on in class , tend to daydream(etc.).Less sleep negatively impacts teens' grades and increases tardiness.If we start school at 8:00am instead of 7:00am students would have more energy to come to school. School itself makes teens stressed,why make it more stressful on them by starting school so early when they don't even have enough energy to think straight.

When we wake up to get ready for school all we want to is to get dressed and leave for school. Most students never make the time to eat before they leave or they are rushed.Most schools do supply break feast but what they supply us with is never enough for our teenage bodies! It important for teens to eat in the mornings so that they can consentrate on their work and stay focused during class.When students are in class lunch time usually starts later on in the day and students are never able to focus on their work because of how hungry they are and tend to get distracted.

Starting later results in benefits for teachers, benefits for students, and also for parents. Think about how rested you'd feel if you had a full eight hours or more sleep each night, and how much more you could get done in your day.

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