Audrey Whelpy
Everyone knows sleep is an important aspect of life. But how much does it affect you? Sleep is needed to do daily tasks, such as doing schoolwork, cooking, and playing sports. The amount of sleep that we get corresponds to how well we perform these daily tasks. When asking students here at Hillgrove how sleep affects their learning and ability, lots of common answers were given.
Teenagers are recommended 9- 91/2 hours of sleep a night, but only about 3% of teens get that much sleep. Lacey Jacobs considers a good night's rest to be 8 hours of sleep. Many Students are busy with sports, and homework which can deprive them of sleep, getting 7 hours of sleep one night isn’t horrible, but when the nights add up those tasks aren’t as easy. Ava Valentine says, “I have a better focus, and attitude towards school and my friends.” Days can be more enjoyable, and less stressful when students get a good amount of sleep.
Many students stay up late. Some for “good” reasons like studying or completing homework, but many stay up for “bad” reasons like scrolling on social media or talking to friends. These distractions are ones that keep Lacey up at night. Some sleeping habits Lacey wants to change are “Turning off my phone and doing my homework earlier.” But are these really “good” and “bad” reasons? Staying up late studying for a test might result in a bad grade from the loss of focus due to the lack of sleep, and what about the “bad”? What would a teens life, let alone anyone's life be without a little bit of down time or social interaction. School and social life can be hard enough to balance as is, when trying to incorporate the appropriate amount of sleep with it can be even more difficult.
Sleep makes all things more enjoyable, when people get less sleep day to day things can feel more like a chore, which can make hangouts with friends, clubs, school and sports feel draining. What solutions can be found to balance a teen's life, to make things fun again?
Everyone knows sleep is an important aspect of life. But how much does it affect you? Sleep is needed to do daily tasks, such as doing schoolwork, cooking, and playing sports. The amount of sleep that we get corresponds to how well we perform these daily tasks. When asking students here at Hillgrove how sleep affects their learning and ability, lots of common answers were given.
Teenagers are recommended 9- 91/2 hours of sleep a night, but only about 3% of teens get that much sleep. Lacey Jacobs considers a good night's rest to be 8 hours of sleep. Many Students are busy with sports, and homework which can deprive them of sleep, getting 7 hours of sleep one night isn’t horrible, but when the nights add up those tasks aren’t as easy. Ava Valentine says, “I have a better focus, and attitude towards school and my friends.” Days can be more enjoyable, and less stressful when students get a good amount of sleep.
Many students stay up late. Some for “good” reasons like studying or completing homework, but many stay up for “bad” reasons like scrolling on social media or talking to friends. These distractions are ones that keep Lacey up at night. Some sleeping habits Lacey wants to change are “Turning off my phone and doing my homework earlier.” But are these really “good” and “bad” reasons? Staying up late studying for a test might result in a bad grade from the loss of focus due to the lack of sleep, and what about the “bad”? What would a teens life, let alone anyone's life be without a little bit of down time or social interaction. School and social life can be hard enough to balance as is, when trying to incorporate the appropriate amount of sleep with it can be even more difficult.
Sleep makes all things more enjoyable, when people get less sleep day to day things can feel more like a chore, which can make hangouts with friends, clubs, school and sports feel draining. What solutions can be found to balance a teen's life, to make things fun again?
