Sleep…also known as the elusive dream of a high school student. Or at least the elusive dream for an IB and AP student, and I guess anybody else who works really hard. I know that for me, at least during the school year, getting sleep is difficult. A good night’s worth of sleep is 6 hours. It’s so little because between the extracurricular activities, school work/homework, stuff to be done at home, and then friends and all of their problems, it’s hard to get everything done. Yet it’s what we as students do to continue doing what we are doing in our lives. Still, it’s hard for me to see some of my friends change as they lose sleep. One of my friends has gained bags under his eyes and his temper has become worse because he is not getting enough sleep, as he instead studies and does sports.
I read an article today about how teenager’s brains are chemically wired for the teenager to sleep more than an adult or a little kid, as they grow at the crucial stage of almost like a halfway point. The article proves that teenagers need more sleep, yet I know nobody who gets the nine hours of sleep a night. To me, that’s insane. It would be nice, but there is just so much to do, and we are at a crucial point in our lives right now, so how could we spend nine hours sleeping and not doing homework? However, I know that on weekends many people crash as they get about 12 hours of sleep a night. I remember when I was younger, I would always think that those types of people were storing the energy away for the week, so that that way they could continue functioning properly.
Personally, during the week I can’t wait for the weekend to get some sleep but even then it’s difficult because of the homework received on Friday and then due Monday. I find it ironic then when we come back to school on Monday and in for example, Spanish class, Señora Foster would always ask us what we did over the BEAUTIFUL weekend. The weekend that nobody enjoyed because of homework, she is always so surprised. It’s just entertaining to me to see sometimes the teachers surprised by the amount of work that we do. Even my dad, was shocked by the amount of homework that we can sometimes get. Well, I kind of got off topic however I can’t wait for college to get some sleep! (Just kidding, college will probably equal double the work load of now…Yay! *please note the sarcasm*)
I read an article today about how teenager’s brains are chemically wired for the teenager to sleep more than an adult or a little kid, as they grow at the crucial stage of almost like a halfway point. The article proves that teenagers need more sleep, yet I know nobody who gets the nine hours of sleep a night. To me, that’s insane. It would be nice, but there is just so much to do, and we are at a crucial point in our lives right now, so how could we spend nine hours sleeping and not doing homework? However, I know that on weekends many people crash as they get about 12 hours of sleep a night. I remember when I was younger, I would always think that those types of people were storing the energy away for the week, so that that way they could continue functioning properly.
Personally, during the week I can’t wait for the weekend to get some sleep but even then it’s difficult because of the homework received on Friday and then due Monday. I find it ironic then when we come back to school on Monday and in for example, Spanish class, Señora Foster would always ask us what we did over the BEAUTIFUL weekend. The weekend that nobody enjoyed because of homework, she is always so surprised. It’s just entertaining to me to see sometimes the teachers surprised by the amount of work that we do. Even my dad, was shocked by the amount of homework that we can sometimes get. Well, I kind of got off topic however I can’t wait for college to get some sleep! (Just kidding, college will probably equal double the work load of now…Yay! *please note the sarcasm*)
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