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Why School Should Start Later

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For all those students who go to school, do you wish you could go to school later? It’s known that if students wake up later, they will be more focused during the day, and they will also be more alert when driving behind the wheel. There is also a chance where students will be less likely to miss school. Teen depression will also go down if they wake up later in the day. “The issue is not the start time it’s that the students are overly busy. There is too much pressure to cram it all in just to have a good resume to get into college” (Wahlstorm). Starting school later into the day can really help students at school.

Some people think that starting later in the day can help. Here are some reasons that say why school should be early in the day. One reason would be switching times. Schools would have to reschedule the buses schedule, and after school activities and sports programs. Shifting start times won’t solve all of the teenagers sleep problems. Parents should also encourage a regular sleep …show more content…

If they would wake up later for school they would be more aware of what would be going on at school. Students with depression, wouldn’t be so depressed if they would wake up later, because they wouldn’t have to be as stressed about the assignments at school. When they wake up early, they cannot concentrate from how tired they are and they have to stress about their tasks. They also have a lot of things to do like after school activities. For example if someone was playing football, they would be stressed with keeping up with their grades and trying to be a good team player, which would make them very exhausted. “ Research is clear that adolescents who get enough sleep don’t have reduced Rick of being overweight or suffering depression, are less likely to be involved in automobile accidents, and have better grades higher standardized test scores and a overall better quality in life. (Judith

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