For many teens, moderation is a foreign term. A term that exists solely in the deepest cavities of their minds, and only as a goal, not a reality. Much alike the adult figures before them, they believe that more is always better, or at least subconsciously push themselves to do more than they are capable. More advanced courses, more preparatory courses, more leadership roles, more volunteer roles, more extracurriculars, but less time for self-discovery during these crucial years of identity development. Instead of focusing on stability and positive mental states that can be forged through the moderation of activities and schedules, they jeopardize their mental health by prescribing to the extremes that our society glamorizes and giving into …show more content…
They do not see how since 2012 our demographic has grown drastically more anxious and depressed as a whole (Schrobsdorff), and they do not see the issue of teens like 16-year-old blogger Morgan Levy sitting in hospital beds with caffeine dependences and low blood sugar; this has all been normalized (Levy). In fact, if you walk around Eastview complaining about your sleep deprivation you’ll likely be received with laughter, “oh, I only got two hours of sleep, thank God for coffee”. But this is a highly dangerous mentality to have. According to the National Sleep Foundation, only approximately 15% of high school students receive the proper 8 hours of sleep every night (“Teens and Sleep”). By saying this statistic, we are stating that the other approximately 85% of high school students are at risk of heightened aggressive and/or inappropriate behavior towards family and friends, a lower physical health that is more susceptible to illness, and a limited ability to learn, listen, concentrate, and solve problems, all because the students don't have time for balance. Every day teens are risking not only their mental health, but their physical health, for the grades of their dreams. But our generation of extremes only sees this as the price you pay for success. In fact, Madeline Levine, founder of Challenge Success, a Stanford University-affiliated …show more content…
Currently, in our society, there remains a stigma against free time and moderation, a stigma where if you aren’t constantly doing something then you’re lazy, uninspired, and purposeless. Rather than viewing moderation as the strength that it is, our society only sees a weakness in its place. And, quite honestly, there is little that we can do to change that. But still we can counter the stigmas within ourselves, dismantling our own ideals of extremities. Adapting to lifestyles of moderation, slowly we can begin to accept living intentionally for self-care and self-improvement, even countering previous experiences with mental illnesses. While it may have been a highly specific study, Clemson University researchers found that upon savoring positive life experiences, soldiers could easily buffer negative mental health symptoms, including the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression (Sytin). Assuming this could be applied to the general public, and not only war heroes, it is inferred that individuals facing such mental health complications would be able counter negativity in a healthy way, without the assistance of stimuli and other valuable objects of consumerism. This allows ourselves to build identities of self-reliance and strength, only focusing on our own potential, which can be positive on a long-term scale. But once we realize our potential comes the upkeep. As Ferris Jabr stresses
(AGG) When picturing war, the large majority of people will always imagine pain, suffering, and loss. (BS-1) War is understandably viewed in a largely negative light, one reason being its tendency to cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a disorder that is hard to cope with. (BS-2) However, some good can come out of a dreadful situation, including the improved trust among those who have gone through tragedy together.
A Lunch D Biology D+ Algebra F Clothes F English D+ Gym D,” (Anderson 137). Her report card proves that teens' performance declines as their mental health does. Melinda was once a good student and liked school. Nowadays, Melinda is less interested in doing things. This leads teens to decline into
Lack of sleep can cause short term effects like headaches or mood changes, but it can also contribute to more major issues like heart disease or high blood pressure. It can also impact memory and attention span, which causes problems with attending school. These effects can be extremely harmful and can put many students at risk of health problems. Semuels interviewed a student who has a particularly busy schedule. Her say starts off at 3pm with class, and she continued to work through the night and into the next day, “That afternoon she attended a parent-teacher conference, capping off more than 24 hours straight of work and school with no sleep.”
Students are being woken up in the middle of a deep sleep. Being an alumnus of Melrose High School, I also remember the exhaustion I felt during the week. This can be detrimental to not only the learning but also their health. Sleep deprivation increases risk taking behavior, substance abuse, and impedes judgment and decision making ability. Many districts have taken part in this time shift.
(Alexander, 15). No matter their fate of fighting in war, a soldier will be permanently changed by it. However if they are able to reach for help from others, then they could get their life back on track. Veterans need the support of others in order to cope with their mental
The idea that teenagers need more sleep is not a new phenomenon. It is considered now to be common knowledge. Although society often views sleep as a luxury,
starting times begin at 7 A.M in the morning, making teenagers wake up around 5:00 A.M to 6:30 A.M. causing teenagers that stayed up last night weary and fatigued when they arrive at school. Sleep is an enormous part of growth, health, and prevention of stress, think about what happens when you lack sleep. Almost anybody that is exhausted will have lack of focus throughout the day. 28% of tired students tend to fall asleep in their first class causing a harmful grade. Some sleepy students do not even bother to show up to school, contributing to drop out rates and damaging grades to rise.
Today, a lot of teenagers and even adults are saying, “I wish I could go back and be a kid again” (Huffington Post). This suggests that while they were little they didn't fully appreciate the freedom, creativity, and opportunities that were laid before them. Now that they're older they wish they could have been given another chance in order to get a better perspective on who they want to be. Unfortunately, there is a certain point in your life when you just can't drop everything and start over, you’re stuck.
“The CDC’s recommendations come a year after the American Academy of Pediatrics urged schools to adjust start times so more kids would get the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of nightly rest. Both the CDC and the pediatricians’ group cited significant risks that come with lack of sleep, including higher rates of obesity and depression and motor-vehicle accidents among teens as well as an overall lower quality of life” (Richmond). Consequently this causes emotional instability as well as other sleep related facts due to teens not being able to get enough sleep. “According to most sleep experts, most adolescents need about 9 hours of sleep per night. Today nearly 2/3 get under 8, and 2/5 get under 6 hours of sleep per night” (School Start Later.
A report by Newsweek says that “Perpetual lack of sleep is tied to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, depression and a shortened life span in adults, underscoring the importance of establishing good sleep habits early in life”(1). We may be fine without sufficient sleep now, but health consequences will show later in life. Diabetes, heart disease, and obesity are already big problems in America. An article by CNN says that “Adolescents that go to sleep at midnight or later are also more likely to suffer from depression and have suicidal thoughts” (1). The mental health of students at Clarke should not be overlooked.
“Research has shown over and over that teenagers do better and feel better in schools that start later.” -Ingvi Hrannar Omarsson. Is sleep important for teenagers? Does more sleep help with concentration or health? Is sleep good for the average student who manages extra-curricular activities and loads of homework every night?
Quarter 1 Assessment: Annotated Bibliography Thesis Statement: Due to adolescent sleep patterns, school needs to start at 10:00AM Source 1: The UCLA Health website tells how teenage sleep patterns differ from adults, due to changing bodies, and internal sleep clocks. This informational database is based on college research. The title of this page is “Sleep and Teens”.
Introduction: Typically, college students falling in the category of young adults should be getting anywhere from seven to nine hours of sleep per night. However, that is not the case, especially of students transitioning into their first year of college. Sleep is an essential component in our everyday lives, as much of a necessity as oxygen or water. Getting the proper amount of sleep provides many useful functions for the human body, such as the ability to retain memories and knowledge and heavily impacts our decision making (Gilbert and Weaver, 2010). Due to the fact that many students have a hard time transitioning into college, many lose the required sleep needed, thus the functions it provides resulting in a sleep deprivation.
Having an early school start time can be a huge threat to teens. Not getting enough sleep can lead to sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is very dangerous to teens because they are at a critical stage of development. According to a 2006 survey from the National Sleep Foundation, about 87% of American high school students are chronically sleep deprived. Another study of nearly 28,000 high schoolers from the Journal of Youth and Adolescents, found that for each hour of sleep lost there is a 38% increased chance of feeling sad and/or hopeless.
Introduction Good morning everyone. I’m Nur Atiqah binti maznan and today I will deliver a speech title ‘People should care more about sleep’ Most of us in this class will say that we not get enough sleep because of all assignments, lab reports and so on like just now. So, we called this situation as sleep deprivation which means a condition where people not get enough sleep. We are in the same shoes, so no worries. A research from Brown University stated that, from a survey they conducted to a group of college student, 11% student have a good sleep but the rest which is 73% from the same study were found to have a sleep problem.