Would starting school later in the morning improve teenagers' academic performance?
Yes. Teenagers have different sleep needs than younger children or adults. If high schoolers could sleep in later, they would be more likely to come to school ready to learn.
85% (2844 votes)
No. Changing a school day's start time wouldn't make much difference. Other factors contribute far more to student achievement.
13% (450 votes)
Neither. (Click on Vote, then click on Comment on the results page to offer another response.)
2% (53 votes)
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ay a-yah school
school starts way too early and shold start at 9:45 and end at 3:45. With a job, sports, and homework it all piles up. i need sleep. woah danng. somebody do something about it. please!
school should start later
i really agree with starting school at 10 that works for me i have to get out of bed at 5:30 every morning!
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we should protest too start school late!!
but for realz school shoudls start late!!
i wake up at 5 and leave to the school bus at 6:50 and school starts at 8...grrrrr.
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Later Starts Would Help!!!
What's the point of getting up early if half the students are asleep by first period anyway?? I --And my friends -- are all Night Owls. None of us like mornings; we're all nicer when we have more sleep. I work better.
The hardest classes for me, I gotta say, are 1st, 9th, and 10th. In the mornings, I'm just waking up, and since Im so tired from the first periods, during the last ones i fall asleep and therefore get awful grades.
If it started later, I would get better grades. I'm sure of it.
And dont just tell me to go to sleep earlier. I cant fall asleep till like midnight. I mean, seriously. Do you really think i just pass out at 'bedtime'??
Yeah, right.
Uh-huh; i bet your one who go to bed at 8. Well, I cant get to sleep till at least midnight. -.- Not all of us are morning birds.
Im a 7th grader 13 years
Im a 7th grader 13 years old! i wake up at 6 a.m and i still have a's and b's. KEEP SCHOOL START TIME!
LATER.
I think it should start later. but not that late. you dont wanna cut school activities. maybe only an hour can make a difference in grades. take it into consideration...
Sleep times for students
yes yes, i agree that teenagers should start school later... yes yes...
what do you think of this situation tom???
-'well I think that you are all crazy if you think students should go to school sooo early!!!-'
Thank you tom...
I think that this is a
I think that this is a wonderful idea.
If teenagers started school later in the morning this would give them time to recover from there hangovers. and give them time to eat food and such.
heellsss yea