Monday, March 22, 2010

Sleep. Necessary.

I cannot imagine getting up 15 minutes earlier to get to school, and have enormous amounts of sympathy for the OPS students who have to endure such trials because OPS didn't build enough snow days into their schedule. I personally wish Westside started at 8:30, at the earliest. That is a really sweet photo on the front cover, though.
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  1. Grace and ClaraMarch 23, 2010 at 6:22 AM

    I agree, Hannah! I know I would perform better if school started later. After all, aren't teenage circadian rhythms set at later hours (later to bed, later to rise)?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Guess who wrote their BARP on Sleep Deprivation in Teens?

    Yes, Grace, teen's circadian rhythms are set to later times than adults. Melatonin, a hormone released by the body when a teen is supposed to sleep, isn't released until 10:30 PM, if I remember correctly. Add in the 9.25 hours of sleep we are supposed to get, and that results in a wake-up time no earlier than 7:45. Wouldn't that be lovely? Too bad we have had to conform to adult sleep cycles since 7th grade.

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