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[smile4me]

whee i just did a presentation on this...

should schools start and end at a later time so teens can get more sleep?

consider
-lack of sleep among teens
-how the time to go to school becomes earlier as we move up from elementary to junior high to high school. (at least it is in my case)
-too much homework/studying

my school starts at 7:45, but the bus picks us up at 6:45. we get to school around 7:15 and then we just do w/e we need to do before school starts (homework, make up a test/quiz, music stuff, etc).
its not mandatory to get to school this early, though.
i think that school should start later because it's been proven that teens biological clocks "wake up" at a later time. which means that if we go to school later, we learn better.

[Spirited Away]

should schools start and end at a later time so teens can get more sleep?

If teens go to sleep at 10pm on school nights and wake up at 6am, they get 8 hours of sleep... and you're saying that this is not enough?

Go to sleep at 11pm and they'll still get 7 hours of sleep if they wake at 6am.

Do not tell me that kids need to do homework from 7-10pm, three hours straight, because I won't believe you. I've been there, done that, finished it all. Six out of seven of my classes were honors or AP. I've done school work, many household chores each day, and got my sleep just dandy. I took the bus like any other kid and had to wake up at 5:45am every school day to catch the bus for 4 years.

consider
-lack of sleep among teens
-how the time to go to school becomes earlier as we move up from elementary to junior high to high school. (at least it is in my case)
-too much homework/studying

::Lack of sleep among teens is MOSTLY due to the following:
+ Cell phones, phone conversations in general
+ Internet (i.e, webdesign, chat, forums)
+ Friends
+ Parties
+ TV
None of these things has to do with school.

What does going to school earlier as you grow up has anything to do with it?

There are "too much homework" because teens procrastinate. If you do your homework the day it is assigned, you won't have to cram it all into one night homework session. Again, I took tough classes, and my studying time was no where near 3 hours straight any night unless I'm studying for tests.

Purpleyes has it on the dot. It's how students manage their time. In college, you'll find that you'll need this skill.