Directly quoted from the Salt Lake Tribune:
"Simply telling teens to "go to bed before midnight" . . . actually goes against their biological and chemical makeup. There is substantial research across many fields that corroborates what parents of teenagers and young adults have known for years: teens function on a different internal clock. Ask anyone who has suffered through jet lag about the difficulties of trying to think clearly, sleep well and function fully while feeling "out of sync." The same feeling affects teens who try to function and stay alert when their school starts at 7:30 a.m. Their brain clock really is not up and running until around 10 a.m. Getting them to bed earlier does not help. When your body is not ready for sleep, no amount of coercion will make you fall asleep. Helping teens with this synchronization problem is not that difficult. Many schools across the country have already adjusted morning high school start times with promising results."
Dear Dr. Bayles . . . or future principal. . .
Although I, like many others like to gripe about the many schedule changes, this would be one that I would not complain about this one AT ALL.
I don't believe that for a second. I go to bed early and wake up early just fine. At least, when I have the time to be sleeping enough :)
ReplyDeleteI go to bed every night between the hours of 7:30-9:30/10. No joke. I made a goal at the beginning of the school year to NEVER stay up late doing my homework- it's just no worth it! So far, it's been a little....hard. My grades should maybe be higher, but I'm fine for now. haha.
ReplyDeleteWell you two little creatures of darkness above, I am with Zoe 100%!!! I could certainly be used as an example of the negative effects of sleep deprivation, and I believe you two are odd exceptions to the usual rules. That is not said in a bashing tone AT ALL! I'm admiring! Anyways, I was going to write "sleepers unite", but then I thought better of it. :)
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