West Students Need More Rest! Start School Later.
February 24, 2023
Everybody loves sleeping in; That leads us to our question, should school start later for the students of West? Studies show that teenagers’ brains aren’t at full function until 10am. This has been a debatable topic for years, and we do not think it is healthy to wake up so early, especially since we are still growing. We interviewed a few of West’s students to see what they think.
Anna, West student, states that “School should start later because I live in Taylor and I hate waking up at 6am every morning. I think my grade in first hour is worse than my others because I’m tired and can’t focus.”
Tessa, West student, says, “I think that school should start later because kids can be tired and that can affect their education and grades.”
Sophia, West student, claims that school should start later, her reasoning is, “We should start school later because I would be able to sleep in and I don’t have to do homework at night. I could do it in the morning!”
Zeina, West student, has a unique opinion on this topic. “I do not think school should start later. If we started earlier, we would probably get out later. I don’t want to get out later because I feel like 3:09 is the perfect time to get out.”
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Claudia Fisher • Mar 7, 2023 at 11:18 am
This is such a good topic to discuss! I love the way you started your article, and I like that you asked a variety of students, and got 2 different points of views. I enjoyed reading your article, it was interesting, and very well worded. Good Job!
Sophie Covington • Feb 28, 2023 at 1:00 pm
I agree! I have math for first hour and it is very hard to focus. Math is one of my hardest classes already and having it first thing in the morning doesn’t help. I try to wake up as late as I can (7:00 barely works) and it’s still hard to get up in the morning! When we were in quarantine, what my elementary school did (Bird) we did half-days, where kids stayed home in the morning, did their work online, then go to school in the afternoon. Of course, I wouldn’t want to go back to quarantine but if we did this schedule, it would make kids a lot happier. (sorry for the long paragraph lol)
Melina Bekiares • Feb 26, 2023 at 9:07 pm
I agree! I can’t focus at all and I’m really sleep-deprived. I also get a lot of homework, so I typically stay up around 9:00-10:00 etcetera either studying for tests or doing work. This may seem odd, but I focus better in the afternoon than I do in the morning. It isn’t healthy for most kids to wake up at 6:30 AM every morning because they struggle to ‘wake up’. Even though you are in school, it may seem like you aren’t really there. For me, I sometimes daze off with my ADHD, but even kids who don’t have a neurodiversity, not getting enough sleep can still affect your learning ability poorly if you lack the sleep you need.
Kaitlyn Dayringer • Feb 28, 2023 at 11:38 am
I hate my ADHD… And yes being tired just adds to the stress of not focusing and makes it so much harder for me and probably a few other kids.