Should School Start Later in the Morning and End Later in the Day?
Hook
Specialized Information
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Thesis
Have you ever woken up for school and just wished you could go back to bed?
Did you know that according to research done by scientists, starting school later in the morning allows adolescents to get more sleep which improves physical health, mental health, academic performance, and a lot more?
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Argument #2
History and Background
Some schools around the world have already started their schools late, coming in at around 8:30 - 9:30 am.
Most schools in the 1970s started school at around 9:00 am, but gradually brought the time down to earlier hours.
Despite The American Academy of Pediatrics recommending that schools start at least at 8:30 am, most schools start around 8:00 am, especially in Canada.
Starting school earlier could result in many students having less mental problems, more results academically, and even help mood swings.
Especially because of this new coronavirus outbreak, many students are sleeping until 8:30 or even 9:00 and the sudden switch back to waking up at 7:00 could trigger mood swings.
Adolescents begin naturally falling asleep later and waking up later, so many high schools and schools have tested out ringing the morning bell later and their results have all been positive.
Schools should start later in the morning and end later in the day because not only does it give the students health benefits, it helps them academically and it helps them grow as a person emotionally.
Starting school later helps students academically and improves alertness, memory, attention, and cognitive processing skills because they are getting more sleep.
Starting school later gives young adolescents more sleep time.
Starting school later helps them emotionally.
Paying more attention in class
Less likely to drop out in the future
Better performance in school
Less likely to fall asleep during class
Less sleep could lead to higher chances of stroke and heart disease.
More sleep improves general health as sleep interacts with your blood vessels.
Scientifically proven that more sleep helps students' mental health
Better physical health and less gloomy of a start to the day, improving attitude in school,
Helps improve mood swings