High Schools Should Start Later

   Would teens be better off with later school hours? How would it effect us? Would it change the meaning of school? These days high school students are not getting the right amount of sleep we need to be functioning properly in the daytime. I believe high schools should start later because students would get more rest and be more focused in school.

   First of all, I believe high schools should start later because students will get more rest. A lot of teenagers attending early starting school go in a sleep-deprived state. There are consequences for starting school early like severe physical and mental health, as well as how we function inn the daytime. Teens are requires to have at least 8 hours of sleep in order to function properly. " In Minnesota, they changed school times to a more later time and that resulted in eating breakfast more frequently and gaining an average of about one hour per night, since their bed times stayed the same even after the start time changed", reported by The National Sleep Foundation. In my old middle school, school started at 8:50 am through 3:50 and in those years I woke up feeling well-rested and ready for the day.

   Last of all, I believe high schools should start later because students would be more focus during school. "Students would be able to complete homework during school hours, because they were more alert and efficient during the day", reported The National Sleep Foundation. Students who's schools start later are getting more sleep, report greater motivation, and less depression, preform better academically, and demonstrate better performance in attention level. A personal experience of mine was when I was in middle school. In my middle school, I had better grades than I do now and I paid more attention during class because I wasn't so tired all the time. A little extra shut-eye can go a long way!

   I believe high schools should start later because students would get more rest and be more focused during school, This topic should matter because teens need more rest to function properly. We are not sleeping the amount of time we need but this problem is not only for teens. It's for the adults that work hard everyday just to come home for more work with their family. So changing school times are not just for the students, it's for the teachers too.