Students to get more sleep
When your alarm clock rings and you drag yourself out of bed, you probably wonder: Why on Earth does school have to start so early?
A law in California, passed on Oct 13, requires that public middle schools begin classes no earlier than 8: 00 am and that high schools start no earlier than 8: 30 am. The law will go into effect by July 1, 2022. Starting school at 8: 00 or 8: 30 in the morning may not sound like too big of a change.
"The effect of that one hour is something they will be feeling as 40-year-old adults, " Sumit Bhargava, a sleep expert at Stanford University, told The New York Times.
Some might say that urging students to go to bed earlier could have been a much easier solution than changing the school timetable across an entire state. But according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, teenagers go through biological changes when they enter adolescence. So when school starts at 8: 00 or earlier, they can hardly get the ideal 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep that experts suggest they need to do their best in the daytime.
In the short run, students' school performances should improve immediately. Kyla Wahlstrom, a researcher, found that students who have enough sleep are more alert (机敏的) in class and get better grades. This is why when the new law came out, its author, Anthony Portantino, said, "Generations of children will come to appreciate this historic day and our governor for taking brave action."
A. Students can benefit a lot from more sleep.
B. Fortunately, there is a new law to back you up.
C. Here are some tips to help you solve this problem.
D. But it could mean one more hour of sleep for students.
E. Regular sleeping schedule is definitely good for students.
F. Not having enough sleep can increase the risk of obesity and diabetes.
G. It's difficult for them to fall asleep before 11: 00 pm during that period.
