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In “Adolescent Sleep, School Start Times, and Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes”, published September of 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Fred Danner, a Professor of educational and counseling psychology at the UK College of Education, and Barbara Phillips, a Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the UK College of Medicine, argue that early school start times may increase the likelihood of adolescents crashing their vehicles. Danner and Phillips explain that though it is often complicated and rarely considered, pushing back middle and high school starting times will often result in notably less tired students and increase their sleep time on weekdays. The pair also found later school times, as tested in the metropolitan …show more content…

Three sources are used to support the crucial assertion that teenagers do not get as much sleep as needed to properly function, with an additional three citations to show that this problem worsens throughout high school. Several more sources are referenced to clarify that early school increases student sleepiness, and that drowsy driving is dangerous. With that first paragraph covered, most any reader would be willing to believe extensive research has been done throughout the article and all provided information is accurate. This trend is continued to the second paragraph with another five reputable …show more content…

I consider this to be a severe detriment to the effectiveness of the article. Personally, it is aggravating that Phillips and Danner’s article had no explicit argument; it functioned as informative because their thesis explained how a series of already proven links “may” influence crash rates. Daytime sleepiness might affect crash rates, but sneezing might also affect how Lori Troyer grades this paper. In the spirit of a cum hoc fallacy, no evidence, besides circumstantial, was given to connect these two points. Nevertheless, the article as a whole effectively convinced me that teen tiredness may be a large contributing factor in adolescent safety on the road. Danner and Phillips wrote an excellent article that built a very credible base, which they commendably used to provide and explain a series of surveys and

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In her article “Let Kids Sleep Later,” Terra Snyder argues that schools should push back start times to allow for more sleep for students. Snyder cites research that shows that adolescents need 8-10 hours of sleep per night, but many are not getting enough due to early school start times. She also provides examples of schools that have successfully pushed back start times and seen improvements in attendance, academic performance, and overall student health. While some may argue that early start times prepare students for the "real world," Snyder makes a compelling case for why the benefits of later start times outweigh the potential drawbacks.

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Later High school start time are linked to academic performance. According to Sifferlin,in When Sleep and School Don’t Mix, the school has seen so many improvements among student since it required them to be at school start later. The percentage of late students dropped around 3% from the 2011-2012 school year to to the 2013-2014 school year. The number of student falling classes dropped 2.2% and the absentee rate dropped 1.5%.This reveals that kids were arriving on time and the number of student falling classes decreased at least by 2 percent. The article also states “ Stating school later is the best interest of the student when there is a will there has got to be a way.

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In the beginning of the article, Weissman states, “The American Academy of Pediatrics has joined a chorus that’s been growing louder for years: The school day should start later for teenagersbecause they aren’t wired to go to bed early — and they need their sleep. The AAP says this is a public-health issue: Sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to crash cars, get depressed, and become obese. Also, they may not do as well in school. However, early start times aren't going away quickly, and probably won't, because of the costs.”

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In “If teenagers can stay in bed longer, why can’t the rest of us”, which appeared in “The Guardian” on 27th August 2014, author Dean Burnett, father of a toddler and therefore early riser, discusses the necessity of starting school later for adolescents. In the article he criticises the idea of changing regulations for school starting times only due to the reason that teenagers may need more sleep during puberty. Although Dean Burnett seems to understand the differences in sleep demands during puberty and adulthood, I tend to disagree with his general line of argumentation because his arguments appear to flaw in some places. In the article Burnett states that sleep deprivation can be a serious problem not only for adolescents but also for

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For the last few years, schools across the United States have made conscious efforts to delay school start times. The push for a later school start has been led by doctors and parents who believe students do not receive the suggested eight-and-a-half hours of sleep daily. A later start time does not guarantee more sleep for students as students may just go to bed even later usual. A later start time could also change the times for after-school activities for many students. As a result of a later start time, both students and teachers will come home to families late into night.

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starting times begin at 7 A.M in the morning, making teenagers wake up around 5:00 A.M to 6:30 A.M. causing teenagers that stayed up last night weary and fatigued when they arrive at school. Sleep is an enormous part of growth, health, and prevention of stress, think about what happens when you lack sleep. Almost anybody that is exhausted will have lack of focus throughout the day. 28% of tired students tend to fall asleep in their first class causing a harmful grade. Some sleepy students do not even bother to show up to school, contributing to drop out rates and damaging grades to rise.

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It effects emotional and behavioral functioning, overall safety, and learning development.” I have explained many reasons why getting sleep is important, but I did not explain why not getting sleep is dangerous. Many teens have fallen asleep at the wheel and gotten into major car wrecks. The car wrecks could be fatal or create disabilities in a young student, forever. Some teens hardly ever sleep, they think they have too much to do.

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine asserts that early school days lead to accidents along the roads, depression among the young teenagers, and upsurge in poor performance academically for middle and high school students. Teens struggle through the challenge of waking up very early in the morning so that they can be at school at the right time. Research implies that teens should get at least eight to nine hours of night sleep for their good health. Various sponsors such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control have the strong advice on why schools should start later. Nevertheless, by being able to sleep more before school starts, students will be able to become well rested, more attentive in classroom settings, and perform better as learners.

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A report by Newsweek says that “Perpetual lack of sleep is tied to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, depression and a shortened life span in adults, underscoring the importance of establishing good sleep habits early in life”(1). We may be fine without sufficient sleep now, but health consequences will show later in life. Diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are already big problems in America. An article by CNN says that “Adolescents that go to sleep at midnight or later are also more likely to suffer from depression and have suicidal thoughts” (1). The mental health of students at Clarke should not be overlooked.

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Quarter 1 Assessment: Annotated Bibliography Thesis Statement: Due to adolescent sleep patterns, school needs to start at 10:00AM Source 1: The UCLA Health website tells how teenage sleep patterns differ from adults, due to changing bodies, and internal sleep clocks. This informational database is based on college research. The title of this page is “Sleep and Teens”.

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Last but no least, many students that drive in high school are likely to be out at night driving and if they are tired and sleep deprived, then they are more likely to crash their car from drifting off the road. It is hard for parents to hear about teens getting in accidents and all we hear about is the ones that parents can do something about and that is alcohol related accidents. But parents, you can do something about lack of sleep. You can vote and make teens start school later at Park City High School.

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Sleep is extremely important for the functioning of cognitive abilities in all age groups with the teenager requiring the most. The loss of sleep can cause hostile emotions, a slip in school, influxes in automobile accidents, and others. I experienced this in high school. I would wake up usually around 7 a.m., be at school at 8 a.m., band practice at 3 p.m., work right after at 5 p.m., and get home at around 11 p.m. to prepare to do it again the following day. I was not only receiving a minimal amount of sleep, but was expending all that saved up energy the next day.

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you killed three children, and your neighbor and yourself in crucial conditions. So, if school started later the chances of sleep deprived car accidents would decrease. And now we will be presenting to you real life occurrences from sleep deprived students. As of right now, 100,000 car accidents from sleep deprivation occur every year according to the SleepFoundation.org

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In a study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, they found that “Adolescents that go to sleep at midnight or later are also more likely to suffer from depression and have suicidal thoughts”(Start Times are Unhealthy to Students). While suicidal thoughts can lead to serious long-term problems for a specific student, but for those around them as well. Likely the most effective reason why schools should push back their start times is that of the fact that they pose a problem to teenage drivers. Findings made by the American Academy of Sleep Societies say that “There are data that demonstrate that lack of sleep has negative consequences for teens," he said. "And some data show that younger drivers are more likely to have crashes when they have inadequate sleep”(Holohan).

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21% of teen motor vehicle accidents are caused by drowsy driving. Many teens everyday are complaining about their school start times being way too early. Teen tiredness is now considered to be a public health pandemic. School starting at a later time is beneficial because it helps students catch up on sleep. It helps students stay out of trouble.

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