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<blockquote data-quote="HarryWarden" data-source="post: 5850615" data-attributes="member: 100171"><p>It’s funny, the people talking about the snowflake generation are the ones constantly whining</p><p></p><p>There are multiple studies showing adolescents are hard wired to stay up later, and when school starts later, grades improve and even car crashes decline</p><p></p><p>Facts don’t care about your feelings.</p><p></p><p></p><p>“</p><p>Our internal clocks run on a 24.2-hour day, thus we are constantly working to keep our internal clocks on schedule (e.g., with meals and routines). But the strongest cues for our internal clock are light and dark. Evening darkness cues our brain to make melatonin, a naturally produced hormone that prepares our body for sleep. Bright light in the morning cues our brain to stop making melatonin and wake up. </p><p></p><p>Biology plays an important role in setting teens’ internal clocks. When kids go through puberty, their hormones change, including melatonin. We know that the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140197118300940?via%3Dihub" target="_blank">timing of the melatonin release</a> moves 1 to 2 hours later during puberty. This delay makes it difficult for teens to fall asleep early enough to get the sleep they need before having to wake for an early school start time. In addition, teens are asked to wake up, often get behind the wheel of a car, and be awake enough to learn when they are at the physiological peak of sleepiness. </p><p></p><p>Because of the science, the American Academy of Pediatrics <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/3/642/74175/School-Start-Times-for-Adolescents?autologincheck=redirected" target="_blank">recommended</a> in 2014 that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. This recommendation has been supported by almost all major <a href="https://www.startschoollater.net/position-statements.html" target="_blank">medical and psychiatry societies</a>, as well as educational groups that include teachers, caregivers and school nurses. Yet the majority of middle and high schools in the U.S. do not follow this guideline.”</p><p></p><p>Schools in China are listening to the science and having mandatory sleep mid day during school for children</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarryWarden, post: 5850615, member: 100171"] It’s funny, the people talking about the snowflake generation are the ones constantly whining There are multiple studies showing adolescents are hard wired to stay up later, and when school starts later, grades improve and even car crashes decline Facts don’t care about your feelings. “ Our internal clocks run on a 24.2-hour day, thus we are constantly working to keep our internal clocks on schedule (e.g., with meals and routines). But the strongest cues for our internal clock are light and dark. Evening darkness cues our brain to make melatonin, a naturally produced hormone that prepares our body for sleep. Bright light in the morning cues our brain to stop making melatonin and wake up. Biology plays an important role in setting teens’ internal clocks. When kids go through puberty, their hormones change, including melatonin. We know that the [URL='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140197118300940?via%3Dihub']timing of the melatonin release[/URL] moves 1 to 2 hours later during puberty. This delay makes it difficult for teens to fall asleep early enough to get the sleep they need before having to wake for an early school start time. In addition, teens are asked to wake up, often get behind the wheel of a car, and be awake enough to learn when they are at the physiological peak of sleepiness. Because of the science, the American Academy of Pediatrics [URL='https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/134/3/642/74175/School-Start-Times-for-Adolescents?autologincheck=redirected']recommended[/URL] in 2014 that middle and high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. This recommendation has been supported by almost all major [URL='https://www.startschoollater.net/position-statements.html']medical and psychiatry societies[/URL], as well as educational groups that include teachers, caregivers and school nurses. Yet the majority of middle and high schools in the U.S. do not follow this guideline.” Schools in China are listening to the science and having mandatory sleep mid day during school for children [/QUOTE]
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