The alarm clock screeches. I read the clock it says 5:00a.m. I tell myself if I don't get up, I never will. Im tired because I stayed up all night studying for my biology test.Im starving to death. Why do so many teenagers stay up so late knowing they have to get up so early in the morning? High schools all around the country have noticed that students appreciate when schools start no earlier than 8:00 am. In my perspective, if school starts so early it can affect students’ grades and if they're tardy. So let's make a change and help our society and students by starting school later in the day. You have to admit school starts way too early for students . There is clear evidence that school should start later for students all around the U.S.
Around the world, teenagers are not getting enough sleep because of early school start times. Students are in what scientists call a sleep phase which happens between the ages of ten through eighteen. Teens need about 10 hours of sleep nightly, teens get only seven hours a sleep nightly, and teens will continue to fall asleep in class everyday.
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A later start gives students a longer attention span and a better morning. Obviously this would affect a student’s school performance. In addition, schools with later start times have higher attendance rates. Most students with early start time just ditch school anyway because they don't want to get up. As the school start time starts later, the dropout rates go down as well. A senior, at Fairview High School in Boulder, CO describes it best. He says, “I know personally on days where I haven’t gotten a lot of sleep I don’t perform well on tests. I don’t perform as well in music or my performances. There are a lot of things that can be helped with a little extra sleep in the morning” (Jones). In conclusion, students that get more sleep have a better attitude, and are