PLN 10

I think that we spend to much time at school. Flat out too much time. We are here more then we are at home, and when we are at home the only things we do are homework, sleep, eat, and maybe watch a little t.v. All of our time is spent at school. Now, it's good that we're learning, but i think that the administration should lessen the school day so we have more time to do other things. I get up for school, then after i get home, I get started on my homework, and usually it goes well into the night. I finish around 6 or 7pm. Then i eat dinner, shower, and go to bed. Then get up to start all over again. And that pattern repeats for five days straight. Then Saturday, i sleep well into the day because i don't get enough sleep in the week. And my mom yells at me for sleeping until around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. Is it just because I'm a teenager? Isn't it that most teenagers sleep into the day because they stay up late? In around 2005/2006 there was a study that showed kids in grades 7-12 don't get tired until 10 or 11pm, and children in preschool-6th grade get tired around 7 or 8pm. Children in elementary wake up early in the morning and kids in grades 7-12 wake up later in the morning. Yet, Older kids schools start earlier and younger kids start later. Wouldn't it make more sense to have it the other way around? Plus if the younger kids who have to have their parents drop them off at kindergraden or first grade get up earlier, almost the same time as their parents, but their school doesn't start for another two hours, would it not make sense to have their school start later so it could be more convienant for the working parents/guardians. i think that we should lesson the school day and have it start later.