Get up at 6:30, shower, get dressed, eat , brush teeth, go to school. I never want to get up in the morning and I’m pretty sure a lot of other people would agree. Why does school start early? In my opinion school would be about 5 times better if it started. School isn’t really bad at all. Its just the fact that I have to get up early that makes going to school depressing. Making school start later will allow kids to get more sleep, students wouldn’t  have to rush at night when doing work and it could possibly be safer for kids and more convenient for parents. I think almost all students would agree that school should start later.

First, and in my opinion the best the best reason, kids will get more sleep. I am pretty sure everyone loves sleep. Kids my age are supposed to be getting at least 8 hours of sleep at night but most kids are receiving less than 7 hours. This is due to staying up later for homework and other activities. It is proven that more sleep will improve focus and academic performance. If school started later it would let kids get more sleep and do better on assignments in class. It is just too early for the average mind of a kid to operate. Also students might be more motivated and have better attitudes. See what could happen if school started later?

Furthermore, making school start later might be safer and/or more convenient for students and their parents. Most students are allowed to go home after school and be there by themselves for a few hours until our parents get home. Some of us kids don’t know how to handle large/bad situation. Something could easily go wrong within those few hours we are at home, but if we get out of school later we would be getting home closer to the time our parents get home. So later start times could be safer for some students. Also it could be more convenient for parents because if students get out later parents might not have to arrange a bunch of places for their children to go after school. Safer and more convenient. Those are good reasons right?

Lastly, if school starts and ends earlier loads of work at night will not be such a hassle. When I get home after school and after my other activities it is about 7:00 p.m. I always feel as if am in a rush.  I already get plenty of homework in the first place then on top of that I feel like I  have to hurry up and finish so I can get a good night sleep. If school starts later I won’t have to rush as much. If I get home around 7:00 p.m. get done with my homework at whatever time and I will probably still get a good amount of sleep. Even if I went to sleep at midnight and then school starts around 9:00 I’ll still get a good amount of sleep because I am waking up around 8:00! Lots of homework wouldn’t be such a bother.          

See, there are many positive things that could happen if school started later. Kids would get more sleep, it could be safer and more convenient and students might not have to rush at night when they do work. So why shouldn’t school start later? Really, why?