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High School vs. the teenage Circadian Rhythm
Eating Breakfast
Power Napping/Nap time
/exercise:
- An energy source powering us up for the rest of the day
- Greatly influences/controls mood, body function, leading to productivity & improved behavior
- Melissa Wdowik: "Breakfast eaters tend to concentrate more efficiently, solve problems more easily, and have better performance. Skipping meals is a major problem during busy times and can lead to symptoms like fatigue and low motivation while increasing overeating habits."
- Better performance leads to students working more efficiently making school work go by faster and help them learn effectively
- Polyphasic sleepers- animals, etc. alternate sleep and wake cycles throughout the day
- Biphasic- (Ideal pattern for human sleep) long sleep at night, & shorter nap during the day
- Increases alertness-"NASA study found that a 40 minute nap increases alertness by 100%. Other studies have found that a 20 minute nap is more effective than either 200 mg of caffeine or a bout of exercise."
- Improves learning/memory-working on complex tasks, retention where recent memories go to the neocortex
Benefits of later school start times
Sleep Deprivation and Car Accidents
Schedule
- People who got <6 hours of sleep were 55% more likely to crash
- 14% of drivers age 16-24 admit to falling asleep at the wheel
- One in six fatal crashes involved a drowsy driver
- Sleepy driving is involved in over 100,000 accidents in the US yearly, killing 1500 and injuring over 70,000
- Increase productivity and alertness- in 1996, Minnesota changed school start times to 7:25 to 8:30 in 1996 to 8:40
- In 1997, both suburban and urban schools have improved on tardiness, behavior, and graduation rate.
- Suburban students-who wake up earlier than urban students relatively-get an extra hour of sleep. They are also able to finish homework quicker during the day because of alertness
Proposal
Full Day:
Block 1: 9:45-10:45
Bock 2: 10:50-11:50
Block 3: 11:55-1:55
Lunch 1: 11:55-12:45
Lunch 2: 12:50-12:50
Lunch 3: 12:55-1:55
Block 4: 2:00-3:00
Block 5: 3:05-4:05
Block 6: 4:10-5:10
Half Day:
Block 1: 9:45-10:15
Block 2: 10:20-10:40
Block 3: 10:45-11:15
Block 4: 11:20-11:40
Block 5: 11:45-12:15
Block 6: 12:20-1:20
School Months’ Hours:
September: Days: 18 Hours: 108
October: Days: 21 1/2 Hours: 129
November: Days: 15 1/2 Hours: 93
December: Days: 16 1/2 Hours: 99
January: Days: 21 1/2 Hours: 117
February: Days: 16 Hours: 96
March: Days: 21 1/2 Hours: 129
April: Days: 16 Hours: 96
May: Days: 21 1/2 Hours: 192
June: Days: 15 Hours: 54
- Push back the school day to 9:00am, with a 2hr lunch break involving naps/exercise, etc.
- Students should:
- wake up within their biological clock
- Eat a full breakfast, leading to a successful start
- Get an adequate amount of sleep
- Be alert, ready to learn
- Avoid car accidents, and other incidents arriving and leaving school