Some Schools Are Prioritizing More Sleep for Kids. Is It Making a Difference?
ByAndrew Boryga
edutopia.org
12min
February 17, 2023
Despite public skepticism about changing school start times, evidence from schools that have made the plunge seems clear: It leads to better-rested, more motivated students.
For most of her 15 years teaching science at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Tracy Landboe accepted that many students in her first-period class would fall asleep with their heads down on their desks. It had nothing to do with her instruction. It was simply that her first period started at 7:30 a.m.
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