Delaying Starting Time Do you feel exhausted when you wake up in the morning to go to school? Did you doze off in an important class? Consider this: What if schools started too early? Usually High School and Middle School 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. (Kalish 1-2) …show more content…
Sickness disorders, stress, and obesity can be linked to sleep as well. (Kalish 1-2) If all these issues are present, why don’t we change the starting time? Change is costly and challenging. Cost of buses, scheduling, and activities are an inconvenience. These problems can be fixed though, the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvements at University of Minnesota claims.(Kalish 1-2) In conclusion, lack of sleep can affect scores in school and tend to raise dropout rates. Putting a later starting time can improve student academic scores and lower dropout rates. Even though scheduling may be tough, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvements claims it’s quite possible. Enough sleep can make students well-rested and focus on their goals ahead of