Should schools start later to give us teens extra sleeping time?
I think it should be that way at least at some schools. I’m a morning person but the research has shown that most teens’ bodies are geared to late nights and sleeping in. It’s not them being lazy, it’s how they’re made! Plus, I know lots of teens who work part-time jobs at night and could really use a bit later of a start in the morning. People who think they’re lazy should try going to school full-time, doing clubs, volunteering, and working 25 hours a week at the mall themselves. Just because your body needs a later start in your teens doesn’t mean you won’t be able to show up at the office at 8 when you’re 25 or 30. Your physical needs change by then. And anyway, once you’re in college, so many people schedule their classes so they almost never have an 8:30 class. I know lots of people in college who only have classes from 10 to 2 or whatever. How come a teen who has a hard time being in class at 7:20 is a problem then?
