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Argumentative Essay: Should Middle School Start Later?

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“Classes before 8:30am threatens children’s health, safety, and academic performance,”according to www.npr.org. This is the case at many middle schools across the US. Some people say that Middle school start times should stay the same, some say move it earlier, but many people say that middle schools should begin later. Middle school classes should start later than they do now because sleep affects performance in education, sleep helps boost mood and lowers anxiety, sleep deprived students are more prone to error.
Students who sleep in perform higher academically. Research shows that students who sleep later do great during school. This is because their brains are rested and re-charged for the new day. In addition, students who sleep in later …show more content…

More teens will not crash their cars because they are not as tired driving on the road in the morning. Their senses are quicker and they are more alert. Being alert is a major factor in driving safe. Sleep deprivation will probably not actually kill people, but has been proven to kill other animals. No sleep will make students hallucinate and can cause students to do dangerous activities. Classes before 8:30am threatens children's health, safety, and academic performance.
Sleep deprived people are more prone to error. Studies have found that lack of sleep in teenagers increases the risk of traffic accident, and makes them more vulnerable to depression. Students need to be alert to drive, and when students are tired, they are not alert. This would cause some major problems in driving. We all know the effect of one crummy night's sleep, children feel groggy, forgetful, and clumsy. If students are forgetful, they will make more mistakes and that is not helpful in school. 15% of kids told researchers that they fell asleep during class at least once, in the school year. Most teachers will remove points for this and when students sleep in class, they will miss some information, and they will forget a bunch of

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