“The percent of [elementary school] students reporting sufficient sleep duration, poor sleep quality, or daytime sleepiness did not change, but the percent of [middle school] and [high school] students reporting sufficient sleep duration significantly increased and clinically significant daytime sleepiness decreased.”
More specifically, the study found that moving school start times to later in the morning resulted in increased sleep times of around 45 minutes for students. The elementary school students started school an hour earlier over the course of the study, allowing older students to be picked up later, says Lisa Meltzer, a pediatric psychologist at National Jewish Health in Colorado, per. As for the middle schools, they delayed their start times by 40 to 60 minutes, and high schools delayed theirs by 70 minutes — thus, starting school at or after 8:30 a.m.
“Delaying middle and high school start times is a critical health policy that can quickly and effectively reduce adolescent sleep deprivation with minimal impact on younger students,” Meltzer says. The middle school students went to bed about nine minutes later than usual and slept in an additional 37 minutes. In turn giving them an average of 29 minutes of extra sleep. As for high school students, they went to bed an average of 14 minutes later, slept for an additional hour, and, in turn, allowing them to sleep 46 minutes more on average and about four hours more per week.that this actually better aligns with teens’ internal biological clock.
Really, do not spoile them. We were fine. What they will do when they start an early job, will shop or offices opening hours change because they won't be able to wake up. Grow up, life is hard!
Let’s make them bigger weenies. Maybe they should go to bed earlier!!!
School hours corresponde to working parents job hours. If employers were more flexible then it would be easier. Also, would need to change after school activities times...its a whole domino effect
As a retired teacher, I always thought that high school should start later. Students would talk about sleeping through certain classes, so it would be better for them to be able to sleep at home longer.
Recent study? I’m remember this being talked about when I was in high school almost 25 years ago. 🤷🏻♀️
Studies have shown this to be true since I was in high school (too long ago 🙈). It is one of those topics that we all know what *should* be done but no one is willing to do the work to make it happen.
School for k-5 should be 9-4
We have remote PE for a kindergartener at 7:45am on Fridays 🥴
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