Doing better in school
- "Researchers at Harvard University and Boston College found that people seem to strengthen the emotional components of a memory during sleep, which may help spur the creative process." (Sparacino).
- Sleep deprivation in children can also present itself as hyperactivity making it hard for students to focus
- “Studies show that when school starts later, students not only get more sleep but also contribute more to class discussions, doze in class less often, arrive tardy less often, miss fewer days, visit nurses and counselors less often, report less depression and irritability, and have fewer driving crashes.” (Lamberg).
study done by University of California Berkeley found that
- Researchers compared the sleep habits of 2700 teens between the ages of 13 and 18, and how it affected their academics and emotions
- Teens that stay up later than 11:30, which was about 30% of the subjects, their grades and emotions suffered more than those who went to bed early
- Younger students 14-16, suffered both academically and emotionally while the older students, perhaps used to the sleep deprivation, experienced more of an emotional impact
- Students often reported feeling sad”, “down”, or “blue”
- It was also shown that these consequences stayed with the teens for six to eight more years after high school