Almost everyday I come into school extremely tired. So many teenagers and high school students do. According to Slate author, Russell Foster, “school schedules make them grouchy, impulsive, and humorless." According to the article “The Science of Sleepy Teenagers,” teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night in order to be alert throughout the day. The national statics show that the average American teenager goes to sleep at midnight. So why does our school start at 7:30 if teenagers need approximately nine hours of sleep per night? Many scientist have noticed that if people do not get enough sleep in their youth, it can lead to poor health in the future; like metabolic changes, insensitivity, low glucose in the blood, and diabetes. Russell Foster I think is trying to inform people that the teens of the world need sleep.
Without it we physically cannot function. According to this article, "all in all, a tired adolescent is a grumpy, moody, insensitive, angry, and stressed one." This shows that these poor sleeping schedules may promote the likelihood of smoking and drinking caffeinated drinks. Schools around the world are starting to notice the horrible effects that sleep deprivation can have on teenagers. A school in Newcastle, U.K., moved its start time to 10 a.m., which showed signs of a higher morale in students at the school.
An important rhetorical strategy is tone because the author of this article writes using a very informative voice. He lists a plethora of facts throughout this piece which helps convince his audience that teenagers should not be going to school so early in the morning. In my opinion, I can believe that Russell Foster achieved his purpose because this explains the reason why teenagers are still "half asleep" when they come to school in the morning. I think this essay will influence specifically the teachers because students aren't always sleeping in their classes because they are bored, but because they are exhausted.
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