Later School Start Times Everyone has always hated getting up really early for school. As children grow, they move to different schools, from elementary to middle school to high school, and the starting times get earlier. In elementary school it was never a problem to get up but as I got older it became more and more difficult to get up and the days were longer and longer. Schools start so early in the morning that it is difficult to concentrate and students tend to miss most of the earlier lessons and attend all of the later ones. Schools everywhere should start later because this would benefit students and teachers. All children need sleep and want to sleep during weekdays and this is very difficult. It has been noted that older students and younger students, such as third and eleventh graders, have very different sleep patterns. In many places it is the same way that middle and high schools start before elementary schools. The problem is that teenagers stay awake at least two and a half hours longer than younger children (Bergin 2). Older children stay awake for various reasons, and younger children may fall asleep more easily and earlier than high school students. Children in elementary school through high school tend to wake up at relatively the same time, but as stated before, older children go to bed later than younger children. Children between the ages of 3 and 17 tend to get up at the same time, which is 7:00 am (Bergin 1). Sleep patterns differ between high school and elementary school students, but they are also very different between students and teachers. Both students and teachers struggle with school schedules, and both of their sleep patterns are negatively affected by the morning shift. Even though I'm at school at about the same time...... middle of paper...... greedy A. "sleep: EZ ZZ's intervention." Educational Leadership67.4 (2009): 44. MasterFILE Premier. Network. April 3, 2014.De Souza, Jane Carla, et al. “Sleep Patterns of Teachers and Adolescents Attending School in the Morning.” Biological Rhythm Research 43.1 (2012): 65-72. Academic Research Premier.Web. April 3, 2014.Jacob, Brian A.Rockoff, Jonah E. “Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations, and Teacher Assignments.” Education Digest 77.8(2012): 28. MasterFILE Premier. Network. April 3, 2014.Wahlstrom, Kyla. “High school start times still work.” Education Digest 68.6 (2003):49. MasterFILEPremier. Network. April 3, 2014.Wolfson, Amy R., et al. “Middle School Start Time: The Importance of a Good Night's Sleep for Young Adolescents.” Behavioral Sleep Medicine 5.3 (2007): 194-209. Academic ResearchPremier. Network. April 3. 2014.