There is no doubt that us as humans need sleep to survive. Without it we can harm our bodies in substantial ways and eventually it could lead to death. As the human race we of course have sections among our self's and that is categorized by age. Depending on what someone's age is they can be categorized into a section. The teenagers section is the one we have been talking about and specifically those who are students.
As we have been observing this section in age it is amazing to learn certain factors that go into us students through sleep. Sleep allows us to perform better in school and ultimately we are able to learn more. Come to find out both my Junior High and High School had implemented the later school start time before I was even there. This issue of whether school should start later for teenagers is very interesting and makes sense that if teenagers need more hours of sleep, why would they be commanded to go to school earlier? It is a small detail that I had never taken into consideration before, but in the grand scheme of things it is highly important. This is an interesting topic that I would definitely look into some more as to how implementing this has been from an academic standpoint, health standpoint, and behavior in the home. Comparing the way it used to be to how it is now would also be on my list.
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Definitely can see how pushing the school start time is relevant and important for the teenager group. Not only is their circadian rhythm clock pushed a few hours already but with early 7am classes as well, it can lead to very minimal sleep for them and cause their growth to be harmed.
ReplyDeleteHi ever, that's interesting that your former schools have implemented later start times. Good for them! Sometimes changes like these have other consequences, such as parents who drop off the kids in the morning having a hard time getting to work as early as they need to be there, but at least for some, it's probably a relief.
ReplyDeleteSorry--I meant to direct the blog comment to Christian, not Ever.
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