This is a letter by Selena Bieber to the students in her school.
http://www.nvhsstudsup.org/openletter
Later Is Better!
Selena Bieber — Northville High School
Do you feel it’s hard to get up early for school and even harder to listen well in the first class at 8 a.m.? Well, this happens to most of us and is not helpful for our learning!
Some studies show that teenagers’ brains make melatonin, the hormone that helps sleep, between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. So it’s better for us to sleep during these nine hours. But here comes the problem. We’re asked to get to school by 7:30 a.m. That means we have to get up before 7, when our brains should still be sleeping. That’s why we’re always so tired and can’t think clearly in early morning classes. No clear head, no good learning, right?
If we can’t change how our body works, why can’t school start later? In this way, we can not only sleep more but also learn better!
Want to help us make it happen?
Visit www.nvhsstudsup.org/later-better to learn more.
brain 大腦; hormone 荷爾蒙
What can we learn from the letter?