We’re Guessing Most of You Just Woke Up
As the long summer rolls along for most students across the country, we laze back for late night gaming sessions, boozing reunions with old friends, curling up with a book you don’t have to write a paper on, or just sitting in your room alone reading our site. But there’s one thing we’re fairly certain of–you’re not getting up at 6 am to do any of those things. That’s more likely the time you’re retiring to the blankets. And it’s not just a habit isolated to the summer either.
The survey of 280 high school students confirmed what most parents with a teenager know: they are not getting enough sleep. More sleep would translate into improved academic performance, according to the teens questioned. They all attended Harriton High School in suburban Philadelphia, where the school day begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.
The survey found that:
– 78% of students said it was difficult to get up in the morning
– Only 16% said they regularly had enough sleep
– 70% thought their grades would improve if they had more sleep
– 90% thought their academic performance would improve if school were to start laterThe surveyed teens said they do not feel alert while taking tests during early morning periods, and they do not think they can perform at the pinnacle of their ability during the early morning hours. Most students said they thought the best time to take a test would be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They thought they would perform better academically and that their grades would improve if they could sleep longer.
Now, we’re not so certain if we should be paying attention to high school kids–these are the people who keep Dashboard Confessional churning out albums. But we’re pretty sure there’s nothing more loathsome to a student than 8 AM lecture. The students who do end up going aren’t exactly learning much apart from the rate they can type notes in their Macbooks or how quickly they can break their Bic mechanical pencils.
How do you like early classes? Do you prefer getting up early or getting up late? How do you function or perform in your earlier classes? Leave your answers/thoughts in the comments or in the forum thread.
Start school later in the morning, say sleepy teens [Physorg.com]
(Image from Stereophile)
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