Sleepy teens: A public health epidemic | Wendy Troxel | TEDxManhattanBeach

[@theundyingfighter3147]

6pm- tired 7pm- tired 8pm- tired 9pm- tired Bedtime- ENERGY

[@aurograce2983]

The Undying Fighter this is me most school days, which is why I start homework at 9 or10 and go to sleep around 11-12. Thankfully I have a car now so I can get away with waking up at 7:40 and barely making it to school on time at 8:15. I’m usually alright after third period but get tired after lunch, during my hard classes, which I didn’t do as well in partially because that’s when I get tired. Then my energy picks up about one or two hours from when I get back from school, I get tired again, and am awake when I’m supposed to be sleeping. We talked about this in school and the teenager sleep problem, but nobody’s done anything about it because it would “inconvenience the elementary parents and they’d have to change the bus routes”. If they picked up the elementary kids first, and then went back later around 8:30 to pick up the middle school and high schoolers to start school at 9, I wouldn’t complain. Plus scores would probably go up a lot considering they place our standardized tests in the morning before lunch when many of us are tired and didn’t have time to get breakfast. I’m just saying. Sorry for the rant.

[@moonchild859]

The Undying Fighter RELATABLE

[@bogusswe]

So, GO TO BED AT 6pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@milocarter1082]

It’s so annoying

[@stormforeveryspring]

Exactly

[@shanayaranashetty]

The sad thing is no one will really do anything about it

[@robertstigall2728]

Ishani Shetty we can protest

[@andrewgodly5739]

The sad thing is most people won't do anything about an issue raised in a TED talk. TED talks really are just a way to vent societal issues

[@vinli8837]

Ishani Shetty my district is actually pushing to make school later. The problem is parents have work which interfere.

[@EllaMitsch123]

Andrew Godly then don't be here...do something. Also the people giving the talks are most likely doing something about what they're talking about...

[@jimslider6931]

Why can't you do something about yourself?

[@Thatfunnyminecrafter]

science: “teens need more sleep to function well” schools: “well yes, but actually no”

[@nutmeggaming11261]

Hannah Bosetti, I don’t think you said that right

[@rsnordhagen]

That's not how the meme works...

[@Matt-pi2vc]

Hannah Bosetti it goes as this Scientist: are teens at your school sleeping well? School: well yes but actually no

[@rentok8195]

@@rsnordhagen soo memes have rules, huh.

[@nicholasharvey4393]

2 anos atrás Well, memes have general formats. The "well yes but actually no" memes is typically used as an answer to a yes/no question - though I'd say this particular use does fit in terms of the wording (though not in terms of the meme's normal use).

[@emeraldcart6424]

A highschooler at 4 AM : I don’t need sleep I need answers

[@rochellebasha4279]

This comment is so underrated.

[@spysearice5695]

*spams that friend you know already finished the assignment but won't give you the answers at 4AM*

[@neon.pink.productions]

lol same

[@thehairline180]

me at 3:20 am. I don't need sleep, I need to reply

[@emiliagn]

Me, exactly right now

[@donaldduck67435]

what im getting from every one of these speeches: fix the school system

[@kierstynjohnson7794]

They wont do it bc total capitalism

[@kierstynjohnson7794]

Angelica Basile im actually very active in debate and protest forums that are trying to fix problems like this. The problem is that adults don't take us seriously because we are still in highschool.

[@kierstynjohnson7794]

Angelica Basile i didnt think you were calling me lazy, no worries dear.☺

[@WhatIsMyPorpoise]

wait where can i find such debates and forums, seeing as i;m in montreal and street protests are a common thing, I really want to know where to find these forums

[@enolp]

Angelica Basile if only. The school system was made for the industrial era to make people ready for working in factories, so they wanted to make the kids think how they wanted them to think and follow instructions just right. They squash the imagination on kids, including me, and replace it with “follow what you’re told and don’t change it at all or you fail” Sorry I’m really tired

[@MouthfulofBees]

School board executives: "I'm gonna pretend like I didn't hear that"

[@ChrisM-mz7mk]

"did y'all hear somethin', was... was it the wind"

[@Taaaamas]

If you yell FIRE FIRE to wake someone up everytime, then in the emergency of an actual fire they are going to be like "ugh five more minutes"

[@helloimnisha]

Hahah.. that is exactly what I thought.

[@malluk7064]

@SafeSpeeder so what are the long term damages?

[@prewartomatoes]

Taaamas crying wolf

[@prewartomatoes]

Mal Luk memory loss, poor cognition, emotional processing and learning difficulties

[@jodofly1158]

@@malluk7064 you age much more rapidly

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

"Getting 8 hours of sleep is like getting a C on your report card" *Laughs in F in sleep*

[@FawnganU]

Yo same

[@zovtii_52]

Bro I’m out here getting Ys in sleep.

[@AB-qp2ge]

I'm out here with a Z

[@kokeech]

You guys are getting sleep?

[@itsmesir3128]

@@kokeech ikr

[@valeriezepeda7959]

Bet this is the only TED talk I wont be seeing at school 😂

[@hidnest622]

😂😂

[@fiercefemale46]

valerie My teacher showed us this video at school 😂

[@xelosilva4041]

Facts

[@yansami9903]

Lol😂

[@Emily-fm7pt]

No also the ones that explain how bad standardised testing is

[@crazyletsplaysboi7408]

School: We want our students to be happy and *energized!* Also school: Wake up at 6:00 AM

[@Minty_Mentos_]

I have to wake up at 5:30 to get ready and I usually end up going to sleep around 12:30 because it's hard for me to go to sleep.

[@aok9153]

@Wilhelm II. You're 100% a psychopath

[@noellebell8364]

@Wilhelm II. Aha! You, sir, are the Pinnacle of the human nature. The spirit of an early riser. Truly ready to put your all into the world. No, these people complaining don't have valid reasons. It's not as if some of us need jobs to support our families. It's not as if those jobs let us out at 11 p.m! I have plenty of time until my wake up time of 4:30-5:00. It just shows how special you are, being a morning person. People around you can just *change* their circumstances and go to bed earlier. This entire video makes no sense, huh?

[@noellebell8364]

@Wilhelm II. It was only a compliment.

[@purplecatloverrandompizza]

That's why my school puts caffeinated flavored water in lunch as an option to buy

[@nothinghere32]

If school isn’t a place to SLEEP then home isn’t s place to WORK

[@unknownbeing9611]

Yes

[@F_Du_Sea]

This doesn't even make sense??

[@F_Du_Sea]

@Midori_Is_Taco 61 Doesn't make sense. Use complete sentences.

[@goliadquartz]

@@F_Du_Sea we're not allowed to sleep at school, but we're all sleep deprived by the time we get home and are expected to do homework during our rest time after going to school for 8 hours

[@F_Du_Sea]

@@goliadquartz U understood that, the logic doesn't make sense. What does homework have to do with sleep?

[@mikefret6299]

Summer sleep schedule : 14 hours of sleep School schedule: 4, take it or leave it

[@ITSLIZZ111]

yupp

[@sirbeef1714]

Same

[@thecatladytm7172]

Yeah, and then when I sleep in on the weekends my mom gets pissed and when I try to give her the science she doesn't believe me and I am so pissed right now. And I'm not even sleep deprived today! I got 10 hours in. I'm just angry with her.

[@cecevaholgazaneando]

Watching a bunch of TED Talks is really depressing because you see all these problems and you know none of them are going to get fixed

[@sara_daria2]

Yup

[@leahe4127]

Don't loose hope. These talks are often not the catalysts, true, but they're symptoms of greater movements that have grown enough for people to speak out about them. They're also very useful resources to understand others' opinions; I find this one especially helpful, and I think it will do more good than just the people listening in.

[@Kid_Legend_4_Life]

William Fifelski i know right, i just want to die That was pretty random

[@picklejar3095]

My school district switched times so, not all hope is lost :D

[@Kid_Legend_4_Life]

TheChubbyCatWithCake lucky, my school is adding more school days

[@aroinperil]

8-10 hours???? What???? Bro I havent had that much sleep since elementary school😂

[@kesslerderkonig7455]

Yeah I hardly got 6hours...

[@appakinggg]

@SafeSpeeder Wtf bro im gonna die soon

[@thechildren8359]

In that case everybody in my school is gonna die before 30. We all get 4-7 hours during school. You don’t get how nice sleeping during the summer is for me, it actually feels like coming out of a coma

[@vega8698]

@SafeSpeeder guess ill die

[@mynamo12]

TheChildren I know, sleeping in during summer is amazing. Haven’t felt that in a long time.

[@monoastro]

"8 hours is the minimum amount of sleep a teen should get" Laughs with 3 hours of sleep

[@sophienicolette1886]

Crys in the corner after having only had a 30 min nap all night

[@monoastro]

@SafeSpeeder Sometimes I don't sleep at all for 1-2 consecutive days. My longest streak is 3 days.

[@View-sc8wf]

Me looking at this with my four-hours-of-sleep-every-day-for-a-week eyes and starts crying to myself softly

[@annebutnotreally2209]

same, literally the same amount too

[@rishamayoux5212]

ZoreX same but 3days without sleep happened to me a lot this past 2years not because i didn't have the time to sleep just because i couldn't fall asleep... it sucks because generally the 3rd day my eyes won't stop crying and focusing on something more than a minute becomes practically impossible...

[@amihere383]

8-10 hours? I'm lucky to get 6. I can't remember the last time I've gotten more than 7 hours of sleep.

[@__saigikus]

sadly, me too.

[@dolecrash5802]

「raii」 yeah, last time for me was Thanksgiving night. 1 of 4 this year more then 7.

[@anomaloustick4471]

7 is the most hours I can get it’s normally less Because I cant sleep

[@StarSparkleofficial]

I can relate. When i get 7 hours of sleep is a miracle, i mostly get only 5~6 hours.

[@EphemeralGloom]

It is currently 00:31 and I have to be up at 5:45. I'm having a great time.

[@blooiefps9304]

Like her or not, _she spitting straight facts_

[@Dan-hu1yd]

The Yeetmeister on gawd nuff said😤

[@belvitaluver]

why wouldnt u like her

[@robertmorrison1657]

Bro, I think everyone, especially high school and college students agree with her.

[@peenixtrite]

_I love how you _*_GET IN TROUBLE FOR YAWNING_* (it's somehow "rude" to feel tired) _even though you literally wake up at 6am every day._

[@peenixtrite]

@SafeSpeeder That makes sense.

[@littlemissme5252]

People usually see yawning as a sign of boredom, doesn't make much sense because yawning just brings more oxygen to your brain.

[@chloedsmith]

I have to leave the house at 6:30 just to get to class on time, it's gotten to the point where people just skip class so they can get a bit more sleep, they're more productive that way. My sister is a little weirdo though, she loves getting to school at 7, almost a whole hour before it starts at 7:40

[@Thomas_Varnell]

chloedaismith Me and my brother usually roll up in there around 7:10-7:15 despite a start time of 8. I just like to chill out in the car, put some German metal on, and hang out for a while. Perfect way to start the morning

[@peenixtrite]

@warner tesla Lucky.

[@Voltanaut]

The suicide bit hit me. When I was 16, getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, 5 nights a week, I wanted to kill myself. I knew it wasn't me thinking that, just my brain, so I'm glad this woman said that.

[@t.h.1492]

If you can't meme, you can't dream - I was the same in high school especially my senior year. I was doing AP, working on applications, applying for scholarships, volunteering. I had some wonderful opportunities (and experiences) but I felt so worthless and miserable for long stretches even though I was succeeding and I’m pretty sure the lack of sleep just made it worse

[@cinxin]

rip me rn

[@drumdilly]

Why didn’t you go to bed earlier?

[@Voltanaut]

@@drumdilly Sometimes I would, but that just ended in me staring at the ceiling for 3-4 hours. After a while I got bored of staring at the ceiling and just stayed up late.

[@kon0079]

You are your brain

[@julixnnee]

literally everyone: “kids need 8 hours of sleep to function well” school: “y’all hear sum??”

[@kaylaslack9276]

"'We need to toughen them up for the real world' is like telling the mother of a two year old, 'Don't let Johnny nap, or he won't be ready for kindergarten!'" Yes. Exactly.

[@danicag.1310]

kayla slack we had nap time in kindergarten after lunch every day!

[@RianeBane]

By the time you get to the "real world," your biological clock has adjusted, and getting up at 7 to go to work at 8 is no longer a hassle.

[@kkiwi8559]

just imagine this with an old granpa voice "ohohohhh dees garsh dan millennials. Back in ma day we haed to carry logs over our heads foe physed warmup dees kids needa toufin up "

[@hihi-mr6gb]

wym I wake up at 6 am every day

[@aryapark5846]

lol I usually seep at 2 am and wake up at 12. I can never get used to waking up at 7

[@RoseyCreations]

Let's not forget the huge amounts of homework we get too. Even my mom, and trust me she's the type doesn't like it when you complain about work, thinks that it's almost cruel how much I get. They expect me to wake up at 6 AM when I finally finish my homework at 12 AM. Okay. Sure.

[@dagheidr]

Airi Rose right? plus- a lot of people have disorders that make this EVEN worse. like ADD, ADHD, Derealization, depersonalization, Anxiety, insomnia and etc.

[@dragonsoul8675]

and on top of that older teens have jobs to juggle as well

[@Udontkno7]

Bohemiaaah having like half of those, I can't sleep, I wake up early, I can't. It's ugh.

[@dagheidr]

aromantic I get it :(

[@alsamiyasfh4416]

I finish my hw at 1 am and get up at 6 am

[@nicholascopsey4807]

Can we send this video to all school adminstrators

[@samigebremichael5061]

Nicholas Copsey hahahaha

[@reflex6907]

Go for it I'm down

[@bunnybunbun2660]

Nicholas Copsey SOUNDS GOOD

[@hannahelizabeth7562]

I’ll let my dad know

[@julian0man174]

sharing this with my admins I'm working with at school on stuff

[@nar9430]

I honestly dont hate going to school. I just hate waking up at 6 am

[@imorstrash8985]

Agreed and in my case i have to wake up at 5:30 am so... yeah

[@diseaserat4yearsago555]

smh 5 am is my normal time thankfully I can sleep now in quarantine

[@jillianleda6732]

Well when I grew up I thought I was abnormal for wanting to sleep all morning until I met an ex felon who did 27 years. I got close to him and we ended up dating. He was always so scheduled and up nice and early. I was like wow I finally know someone who likes getting up early! So I would ask him what it was like. He preceded to tell me how he simply can't sleep much at night because all his traumatizing nightmares come back to him and in that moment I knew society has it wrong.

[@meravonal7970]

Same

[@kartikayrai5774]

Nowadays, it is actually tough to get enough sleep even during quarantine, because schools just give us more homework. WAY more homework. I can only imagine what school meetings to decide the timings go like. Supervisor 1: "Okay, so how do we make sure that students literally do not get enough sleep even during quarantine?" Supervisor 2: "Give more homework." Supervisor 3: "Make school longer." Supervisor 4: "Make the teachers teach even faster, along with Supervisor 3's idea." Supervisor 1: "PeRfEcT"

[@emilyogiorumua4738]

Everyone says to go to sleep earlier YOU CANNOT SLEEP IF YOU ARE NOT TIRED

[@songbird2614]

THANK YOU 🙌

[@Rose-bl9df]

YESS so truuuue

[@asmodeusmogart5941]

Thank you so much

[@Timev4mp]

Preach

[@Bellwolf06]

Yes exactly

[@Casey-df3hg]

If only my school district cared about student health

[@jondoe6608]

Ouran Simmer same

[@KaylaJohnson1995]

If only ALL school districts cared

[@katherinehawkins1544]

atleast you have yuri on ice to get you through the hard times

[@dreamwish286]

We got less summer this year. Fml

[@Dralyn06]

It's actually more of a chain reaction. Your state issues out useless end of semester exams you have to take, which then pushes back education so you have to learn more useless things, and then that means you don't get as much free time, then it turns into bringing it all home, and then your sleep is affected. It's not always the school's fault. But we do need to hold the state and the district accountable.

[@artisticomens]

Ah finally. Something that doesn’t just straight up blaming the teens themselves! Thank you!

[@Ethan-en2ij]

S It’s weird that boomers say that millennials and Gen Z are stubborn. Yet, they say things like, “You people have gotten lazier, back in my day.....” or “you don’t know hard work”, then they blame the teens themselves, even under certain circumstances.

[@saesaesaemi]

@@Ethan-en2ij they are living off their parents glory because their parents fought in the war. Lots of boomers are so entitled because they grew up living in the glory of their parents and how they fought and won the war.

[@chi5455]

School system: “I dON’t sEe tHE PrOblEm HerE”

[@PixelVarnox]

mom can you please stop lecturing everyone about how i am TIRED

[@vincent111]

Lmao this is wonderful

[@sandrarodriguez-dt5pk]

@@lottejohnson250 same.

[@wiIIywanka]

Schools: Why are teenagers so sleepy all the time? Also schools: ill start classes at 7 in the morning, end at 4pm and give you an unreasonable amount of homework that you're expected to finish.

[@Thomas_Varnell]

yikes how long does it take you to do the homework you’re given?

[@fuckingcircles8638]

I just wind up falling asleep by accident when I get home but it happens every day so I mean nothing is gonna get done

[@kittycatrina1861]

Im lucking to have an divorced mother😅😅😅😅 shes always working all the time so some days i can get away with sleeping in😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@wiIIywanka]

Same

[@loganmills3358]

and don’t forgot sports and clubs and socializing we’re supposed to do

[@chloeewalker7347]

Yeah but let's face it, no school is ever gonna care and no teacher is ever gonna try to do anything about it, and honestly nobody will. All of us teenagers are just going to continued to be called lazy

[@kamrynhanes9897]

My school time is changing to 8:30 next year

[@kamrynhanes9897]

@@haorae i heard it was for their own reasons tho not because students need it too change but at least its changing

[@matthewcapps418]

@SuperSonicSpeeder i usually just try to make up all my missed sleep in class

[@clockraven1108]

You would be surprised how many good teachers there are. I’m in a small school and all the teachers there are genuinely good teachers. Of course there are a couple flaws but nobody is perfect

[@himansigupta18]

My school is trying to make some changes and there are discussions about it. Currently, once a week, we have late start days in the middle of the week where school starts at 8:45

[@bobbyswanson3498]

The world and science: “school needs to start later” The government and education system: “thank you, very cool”

[@zombiekiller7101]

The world and science: "School needs to start later" School: "We will start early it's your problem"

[@whonk6079]

Teens: give us more time to rest and less homework. School: More homework, stress, and less sleep? Teens: NO school: alright then, whatever you say.

[@kittycatrina1861]

This school listens to its students??!! What kind of dream world is this??

[@nightcoresubliminals2038]

@@kittycatrina1861 My school? Charter and average of 126 students. If something doesn't float your boat you only need to talk to maybe three staff members and you're good.

[@someones5838]

Nightcore Subliminals bruh I w i s h

[@mohammedalshoaibi2208]

I swear when I put an alarm on it wakes up my whole family but not me.

[@loganandrews2158]

I will hit my alarm that is on the other side my room. This still won't wake me up. But comes to the weekend with no alarm and I will wake up at 7am. Note I get up at 7 on school mornings.

[@asiam8615]

Yes! And your family starts yelling at you

[@bellanonya345]

My mom asked me to turn off my alarm for that exact reason and I was like ''what if it actually wakes my up somtime''

[@plopplop5218]

I know me too

[@crystalgacha8013]

Yeah, I can’t wake up to my alarm anymore. I used to, but then it’s normal now because I don’t sleep long enough so I sleep through it.

[@kristinsearight3813]

I’m homeschooling my child now. She’s 9 and I let her wake up as she pleases. Her behavior and learning has fast tracked in the 3mo we’ve been homeschooling. She’s no longer ADHD, ODD or learning disabled. 3mo after she was last tested and was retested....no evidence of ANY of this! School district was stunned. All boiled down to less stress and more sleep. She was spending until midnight on homework because she wasn’t understanding. Then she’d wake up early to go over it again. She had no time to be Emma. 3mo and I have a totally different kid.

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

I am so happy for Emma! Thank you for paying attention to your child's needs, you are a wonderful mother. I have decided that i will be homeschooling my future child. Or send them to a private alternative school, if I can afford it. I refuse to put my child through the misery I endured in the 12 years I spent in public school.

[@gabriellatotty3380]

I know I'm late to this comment but I love you kristin.

[@LOLHAXGUN]

congrats! so glad you did that for Emma! best of luck to you :)

[@momc842]

Lack of socialization among homeschoolers is mostly a myth. Sure there's the occassional odd family that sees no one, but there's plenty of opportunities for homeschool students to socialize-- PE classes, science labs, art classes, hiking --just to name a few.

[@gothie9507]

I still get 9 hours of sleep but I have adhd

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

School tells us to get more sleep to learn better but then set massive homeworks and coursework.

[@claudefrollo3378]

Honestly, I'll be fine as long as schools stop giving out so much homework. It's like my teachers think that we only have one class to do homework in. You can't believe how many all nighters I pulled just to do school work

[@cfg4l458]

Swear they act you don't got other classes to worry about

[@julia-ex7im]

wait to u get to college :........(

[@lamusico7746]

@SuperSonicSpeeder lol i bet u're that one kid in class who didnt really care about school, who just like started cussing about how long the school day is after doing nothing 😂😂✌✌✌ (no offense, purely joking)

[@6johnhy]

Same it’s bs but like Teachers aren’t Gunna do anything so I guess gotta deal wit my 3 hours of sleep and not literally not being able to think

[@tBlizzi]

@@julia-ex7im lol what kids have way more homework in high school than college

[@bridgetelrian7430]

I'm a senior in high school this year. I feel like I'm coming out of a long war

[@noriakikakyoin8587]

Pfp checks out

[@milocarter1082]

Yea I just finished freshman year boarding school and it felt like I came of out Vietnam

[@user-ww3nq7qv3u]

We’ve got a veteran here boys, salute him

[@paige4855]

Bridget Elrian save me

[@alwaysius2974]

PrettyMuch Everything *Salutes*, thank you for your service.

[@Hakabas01]

My mom: „Just get to bed earlier“ BUT IM NOT TIRED. I LITERALLY CANT.

[@carsonkien8141]

iakah Drake i have to take melatonin to fall asleep, it helps but i wake up even more tired

[@nine_0w037]

Oh my god I’m so sick of my parents telling me that. Any adults really. Like, did they not have that problem when they were our age (which I highly doubt) or do they just choose to ignore it?

[@olivtrees8749]

If you can't it's because you're not giving the body what it evolved to need for sleep. #1 If you live in a wintery/cloudy climate invest in sunrise alarm clocks that will fill your room with light in the morning. #2 install a program called flux on your computer which will eliminate blue-light from the screen after a certain hour. #3 Drink some water when you wake up. Hydration helps with alertness. #4 no eating anything for at least 2.5 hrs before bedtime. These things will help fix it.

[@plopplop5218]

I know my mom tells me to sleep at 9 its way to early to sleep for someone like me

[@mariakuskova9258]

My dad always says me to go to bed at 12a.m or so. In such moments I realize that I need to do about 2-3 more hours of homework(

[@Shythalia]

Teenager: *is sleepy* Schools: Why are you sleepy? Also schools: It's probably those damn internet and online games. Edit: I mean, yeah, it's true, but there are other underlying factors. I'm not gonna say what. Very complicated and not easy to explain. Also requires a lot of research about it.

[@nerdomatic2489]

School staff and teachers say this because they REFUSE to submit to change. They see how generations are billions of years ahead of the older generation's intellect (not intelligence, INTELLECT) due to videogames, and try so hard to downgrade the actual education we need by claiming "videogames cause violence" - they don't want newer generations to come to be different, because god forbid you express an opinion associated with videogames. Not really surprised that the phrase "OK Boomer" came up as a trend.

[@thecoolaxolotlnova8523]

I mean..... It is

[@grutakes12inchbbc47]

It’s that damned phone screen decreasing your melatonin

[@poonkuzhalik5432]

@Kamil Klepacki they are relaxing themselves by video games after a stressful day at school

[@Nick07900]

@@poonkuzhalik5432 imagine having time to play video games after school-

[@zach9529]

Teacher: assigns a project worth half of my grade, a research essay, 20 pages of worksheets, and 3 books by tomorrow. Me: “Oh wow that’s a lot.” Teacher: *”YoU sHoULdN’t HaVe HoMeWorK iF yOU uSe YoUr TiMe WiSeLy.”*

[@simply_sleepy8451]

My school does class work and then at the end of class (gives us 5 minutes) tells us HOMEWORK so that we have to take work home.

[@tzeningloh3034]

Everyone in class: **crazed cackling**

[@nine_0w037]

Student: Do we have homework? Teacher: To tell you the truth, I don’t believe in homework The entire class: Really? What was that essay, 20 questions and a book report you just assigned?! Teacher: Well you’re capable of getting it done 🙄 I’m done with their excuses for the amount of homework they give us

[@needsmoreboosters4264]

Over 50% difference in suicides by a single hour change... if our administrators weren't idiots, we would probably have three students in our school who were alive now...

[@bigchungus5964]

R/wowthanksimcured

[@mv4nce]

That is so unfortunately true

[@saikinist]

@@bigchungus5964 r/ihavereddit r/foundthemobileuser

[@peenixtrite]

@@saikinist -r/- N O

[@typenull-qb1yb]

That got dark R E A L Q U I C K

[@samsteele2]

I crashed my car after i fell asleep at the wheel driving to school to get to my zero hour class at 6:00am. Now I have a caffeine addiction.

[@ayofro3377]

Sam Steele try green tea, less caffeine than coffee but still gives you enough kick.

[@sugasnaps]

Damn, that really sucks :( I hope you're okay now

[@alexemmerich3152]

Wow I feel lucky. I walked to elementary school,, my middle school bus stop is at 6:45 and when I go to high school I will walk less than a mile.

[@pulyps20sf]

Stop using caffeine

[@abbiep135]

@@pulyps20sf It's not that simple.

[@biancahimawan1292]

School: "ok sure, school now starts at 8.30." Also school: "...ends at 5pm, heres some homework due tomorrow haha."

[@graceelathrop6371]

And the homework be like: Biology: 2hrs English: 1.5 hrs History: 1hr Math: 3hrs Spanish: 1hr Oh, and don't forget to study for the 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 tests due this month that we encourage you to study for daily!!!

[@Nick07900]

@@graceelathrop6371 And make sure to keep up healthy habits like eating healthy, getting a good sleep, and remember, *stay positive*! If you manage your time, you will definitely have time for friends.

[@dad8616]

School system: Welp better add two more standardised tests and more homework. Yep, that’s it. Go us

[@mariar.4893]

I'm Going To Swim to Korea because I'm broke oh but we have a GSA now and a couple poster that say suicide is bad so clearly we’re doing our best

[@enolp]

School system: oh kids are killing themselves because of stress? Alright, let’s make them more stressed by telling them about it and literally not changing else because what could be wrong with a school that has to follow all the standards of the industrial era?

[@LG-xg8fw]

@@enolp It's because the standards of the industrial era still apply. Working in a office is the same as working in a factory. That's why school trains children to learn to follow commands instead of thinking for themselves. Because most of these people will be employed by someone else, who can do all the decision making for them. Don't try to change school. Use school to become who you want to be. Knowing how school works helps you break the mould.

[@firstnamelastname6016]

Enolp exactly, School System: Kids are way too stressed out? Let's add 5 more standards talking about it that the health teachers have to teach in one semester, only 45 minutes classes every other day, then we'll put 10 tests for the 5 new standards because they are unprepared for the real world. I'm sure that even though the teachers can barely teach all the original information in a semester that they will just be able to adjust and speed up the pace of their class.

[@yms4355]

I am autistic and I never did any homework but got 10's (Here in Finland it's 4-10 and A in America) in tests. It was very important me to show up in class so I could concertrate and learn. How many teens have missed homework because in home there is a lot more to do and to distract you?

[@jesswakka6686]

Surprisingly, I get so much more sleep now in college than I did in high school, and it's definitely because I was able to choose a schedule with later start times. I have the best circadian rhythm now, I usually don't even need an alarm. Now I can pay attention and be engaged in class because I'm not running on three hours of sleep.

[@Nicole3900]

That's how I was too! When I was a freshman in college my classes all started at 10/10:30 am at the earliest and it was PERFECT for me. I'd sleep until 9, go to classes, and be SO much more alert/awake for them. Going to a class at 7 or 8 in the morning was just too early for me! I'd be exhausted during those classes and not be able to learn! Some of us learn better later in the day.

[@brookles6177]

i wasn't quite so lucky as a freshman, because I did have classes where the only section left when I registered or that fit with the rest of my schedule was a 7:30. Those days sucked, but the other days, not so much. After I became a junior it slowly started becoming easier for me to wake up early. Now that I'm a senior, I can easily fall asleep earlier, and wake up earlier. It is pretty easy to feel how your biological clock shifts. My 730 classes are a bit early for my internal clock, but I only wake up about an hour earlier than I naturally do on the weekends, so the adjustment isn't as extreme as getting less than 5 hours of sleep.

[@aiiiia9971]

Jess Wakka That's the best. Something to look forward to in college at least.

[@hannahl9347]

must be nice

[@shinonomehakase2298]

To be honest, two years into college now, and this is still my favorite part about college.

[@vea3794]

me: *states all important points in this video* mom: j u s t g o t o b e d e a r l i e r

[@lukastroutman4600]

Victoria yeah some people can force themselves to sleep but the other 90% of us have to wait until we are tired

[@aubriethegreat8175]

@Teagan Truttmann I know what you mean about being awake at night and sleeping in the middle of the day. I am a natural night owl, I could work the night shift better than go to school tbh. And I think that would be better too. I can't just "go to sleep earlier" like everyone in my family says. I can only sleep when I am tired. Just laying in the dark with my eyes closed will do nothing. The system is broken, and I wonder if it will ever be fixed.

[@matthewbadger8685]

In order to get your required ten hours of sleep you'd need to go to bed at 7:00pm, which means you need to arrange with your mother that she cook dinner as soon as you get home. Hope you're able to do homework at school/on the bus and that you're happy to only live life at school, lol.

[@anneleighsme6079]

Mood, I already have schoolwork and I want to have some time to have breaks without going to bed at 11:25

[@MAxAMILLIoN757]

Well, it's true. You need to be disciplined and get into your bed and close your eyes at the same time every day, no exceptions. It doesn't matter if you're not tired when getting into bed, your body will quickly learn that it's time to sleep at (10pm?) and wake up at (7am?). Consistency with your sleep schedule is the key!

[@weep3377]

shes basically just saying that im gonna die

[@Celestial_2016]

Same lol, all I heard was death death and heart failure

[@TheBPMonk1]

@@Celestial_2016 probaly not lying cause every day I only get 2-7 hours but for me too function at max I need around 9, my depression is so bad when it's around the lower side

[@justaserbiandoomer497]

We're all going to die. She's right

[@davidfortier6976]

She left out an important statistic. The day after switching from daylight savings to standard time, the motor vehicle accident rate is seven percent lower.

[@kadencalleberg]

Tru

[@logalex6745]

I'm doing a research essay for my AP lit class on why highschool is toxic for teens, and I'm 100% using this as a source

[@Maranara]

Did it go well? I hope you got a good grade and such

[@Raven-mp7bv]

Maranara I am also curious lol

[@boofe7206]

did someone grade it after 8 months

[@wiiintah]

How did you do?

[@thedenalski4038]

Posting here to get a response

[@romanminaster5180]

Me, a 16 year old: it's 2AM should I go to be? *Sees this video* Me: nah I'll watch a video about sleep instead of sleeping

[@ayelaruiz2959]

Same but it’s 4:30 here

[@owingseven]

4:29 AM, this is fun!

[@damiancalle255]

Eyyyyyy

[@yaddayadda7114]

It’s 5:50 here. I’m dying.

[@pinkcatnya1015]

@@yaddayadda7114 dude it is 12:16am over here and the first day of school is today

[@hannahs.7297]

Trying to plot how much time to sleep be like: “Okay, school starts at 8:00am, but I take the bus which leaves at 7:15am, so I should wake up at 6:30am to get ready and walk to the bus stop, and I can sleep on the bus and we have English today I can probably sleep in that class, my teacher won’t notice- oh, but I have a math test before English... I was gonna study on the bus because I *fell asleep last night...* when will I sleep now? I only got like... three hours last night...” I shouldn’t be doing this. I should be able to sleep. Edit: (updated the story)

[@StarSparkleofficial]

I have a bit of difficulty to sleep and it's very hard when it's school period. I wake up 5:10am, i'm in the bus stop at 6:00am and in the school at almost 7:00am because the class starts at 7:10am.

[@hannahs.7297]

@xLιz Gℓαssεs1 Damn, 7:10? That’s crazy. Where do you live?

[@jadatheeassassin]

this is EXACTLY how I think everyday

[@victoriayvonne9368]

My bus usually picks me up around 6:45am....

[@annabelledolfo2554]

It really be like this. School starts at 8:25 for me but I still wake up at 6 just to get a good start to the day. I think schools should be starting at 10 am if they really want to make a change

[@emilycaldwelll]

My mom's friend's teenage son got seizures as a result of lack of sleep.

[@maddiek7236]

quaking I have literally epilepsy now due to me going to school having AP classes, being on varsity sports, active in my church. And babysitting. If I could go back and do it again it wasn’t worth it, but at the same time how was I supposed to know? I was 14 years old and everybody pressures you to do more and try more. Everybody wanted me to do more and when you say your tired they say “you’re young” But now that I’m on seizure medications, can’t get my drivers lisence, and have severe anxiety of having more seizures was it worth it? Is it still worth it for schools and parents to pressure teens to do more?

[@sarracene]

, dr. illif (may be miswriting it) showed on a tedTalk the 3-d rendering of brain activity at night during sleep & what happens to the accumulation of toxicity in the brain during inadequate sleep, which doesn't allow for the proper washing of it by the lymphatic system fluid, since the only time the brain allows this to take place is during sleep..

[@MlokLik]

Stop going to the church. God will forgive.

[@Celestials1aurora]

Madison Christenson stop having ap I know so many people who are suffering do to this supposed high quality semesters. Classes that will help credit I take all advanced and it killed me so bad I left school and do homeschools till my mind is smart In some classes when It feels it has to. Listen the world is getting worse and If you want to be saved talk back to me I want to help you we can help each other. Now before you ask my age key just say I am below 16

[@wenders4908]

Aahhh i get anxiety attacks and eye pains

[@AstroNOT-yet]

I mean, im in zero hour and i get an average of about 4 hours a night, and im doin okay. *stands up and blacks out a lil* so okay so okay

[@klaud2193]

Megs Donnelly me

[@ryanbecryin6201]

But you could do better with more sleep ha

[@IceNineThrills]

Wait. You get that too? I thought that was only me

[@deltius]

lmao sometimes i get up from sitting down and completely fall without remembering how it happens and going numb for a lil bit. yepp 4 hours a night is treating me well

[@jennabeacongleton450]

I get 1-3 hours a night and bieng the insomniac that I am, I completely ignore my body's functions telling me stop sleep depriving myself. But I dont.

[@donaldduck67435]

don’t ignore this. this is a problem sleep deprivation causes depression DEPRESSION. that means suicide. so things that aren’t going to help us with life like math,science,history are more important than our lives?

[@azuritesgalaxy6916]

i know, right?!?!? why won't any schools start later like maybe 9 or 10am, it would make us all so much happier

[@jimslider6931]

when the sun comes up you should be up plain and simple if you can't figure that out then go to sleep earlier. If you a kid than your just a kid how dare you say something like that

[@OhFlamePrincess]

Hey, it's you again! Well, I gotta say, I do like what you say. Good thing that the sun doesn't come up until 830 during the winter... But also, I thought you didn't like it when kids got up early? Oh wait, that's just for swimming, obviously, so nevermind.

[@icantthinkofausername8964]

+Jim Slider Did you watch the video? I can't go to sleep earlier when I can't fall asleep or need to finish homework.

[@zanyfeatherbrain]

kydn oof wish my mom actually listened to these kinds of videos instead of getting all her sleep facts off of Pinterest. She let me sleep in (because I was homeschooled) to when I would naturally get up. But once she got ahold of Pinterest and other social media... "Hey, it says here from someone I don't know and has no medical ethos, that if your kid sleeps until 9, they are more likely to have depression!" So guess who was forced to get up at 8 from then on?... And guess who got diagnosed with depression soon after? (Which mom still blamed on me sleeping too much) yeah.... It sucks.

[@octopus2942]

Me: says every topic in the video My mom: wHeRe dId YoU hEaR tHaT fRoM, sNaPcHaT?

[@razorsmash29]

Octopus Platter - Brawl Stars white boy

[@myo5871]

welcome to my world

[@latihunte5213]

Same she just dismissed what I had to say like everything else and blamed it on all “tEcHnoLOgY”...

[@CommissarChaotic]

Well my mom or any superior ranked person in my family would respond with 'it is okay because it is habit-forming.' In the holiday month, with no school and as i am very very sadly sure, no job! I do wake up early I just go back to sleep because there is absolutely nothing to do!

[@Danymok]

Science: Kidd need enough sleep to function well. School: *N O*

[@lilgoldenbuddy]

This! This whole talk. I can't tell you how many days I went to high school completely fogged up and miserable because I never got enough sleep. It didn't matter when I planned to go to bed, because my teachers gave us an inane amount of work to do (to be due the next day) and then I was expected to have a job, and we never got done on time, so I got 5 hours sleep tops. Then you're expected to be doing your best in school when really you can barely get food down your throat before running to a bus stop where the bus packs everyone in to a school where kids are "tired and wired" and easily agitated. Then the teachers would yell at you if you weren't paying attention. How could I pay attention when I was constantly sleep deprived? Also, what was the point of repeating the same lesson of American history four years in a row? The policy needs to change. Teenagers develop in a specific way and there needs to stop being an expectation that teens need to be adults immediately. That is an insane person thought.

[@asmodeusmogart5941]

Thank you

[@madhavigunnala3479]

System has to change!!&insane amount of school HW!!

[@Katmp3]

it's ironic that im watching this at 3 am lmao

[@yvetteliew7169]

min yoonji

[@Katmp3]

Yes

[@Kelslshea]

Same

[@cookiesaiyantfm8702]

im watching this at midnight lol

[@rednecktrucks]

Deimos I'm watching at 4 am 😂

[@ok-lm9ns]

“8 hours is kind of like getting a C on your report card” Me, who stayed up 32 hours straight studying: *nervous sweat*

[@sad_ie1015]

Some sort of demon you dead yet lol bro how you do that

[@SkyEGofAir]

Coffee and food

[@rouxuanng3236]

How did you done that? How can you staying up for 32 hours straight without sleep? Please teach me, I can't even stay awake for up to about 21 hours.

[@ok-lm9ns]

Rou Xuan Ng i think it was 2 red bulls, a coffee and anxiety :) finished the day off with a panic attack

[@yougotnojams5336]

I can stay up that long but not for study

[@dmancluster2631]

"We need to toughen them up for the real world!" Because waking your kids up at 6:00 AM to get them to school at 7:30 will prepare them to wake up at 7:30 to get to work at 9:00.

[@epipsychidionozymandias5021]

More like, "we need to make them have a highly dangerous lack of sleep because teens are just lazy and ungrateful adults and they certainly don't have a mental health to be taken care of"

[@songbird2614]

I have to be at school at 6:50

[@user-xh7bx4je1v]

@@songbird2614 why?

[@songbird2614]

@@user-xh7bx4je1v cuz that's when it starts?

[@kyannkoboyashi1390]

I have to wake up at 5:30 because I have to catch the bus at 6 :10

[@juliuskowalsky2005]

Damn dude I wonder how much better my high school life would have been if I had gotten more than 4-6 hours of sleep from 10th through 12th grade...

[@Karmy.]

Same

[@plopplop5218]

Maybe i would actually pass my classes ahah

[@sophieakkermans5295]

I never reach that 8 to 10 recommended hours of sleep. I have to wake up at 6, so I would have to go to sleep at 8 pm. Besides the fact that no one can go to sleep at 8 pm, my homework and projects and tests will not let me go to sleep at 8. Me working on my school work until 1 am is not an exception anymore. My average sleep in one week ranges from 5 to 6 hours of sleep. Not only me, but lots and lots of students in my school have complained about this and have proven with a million arguments that something should change to make school life more bearable for us. Did they care? Did they do something? Of course not.

[@xxaidanxxsniperz6404]

Cheat the system. Let others work and take their gain. What else is there to do when sleeping is needed for brain function.

[@aubriethegreat8175]

@@xxaidanxxsniperz6404 Tell me how to do that. PLEASE

[@xxaidanxxsniperz6404]

@@aubriethegreat8175 ask ur friends if they did the work and then copy it. Study a bit for the class to get the jist and success. Try to sleep earlier and then stress can be drastically reduced. Close all lights early on in the night and use the blue light filter. Then sleep in and get some good sleep. Head to class late if possible and tell the teachers that you need the extra sleep to function. If your teacher doesnt understand well then sleep in anyway. Rest is key for performance. Use ur friends for help so that their is less homework every night

[@aubriethegreat8175]

@@xxaidanxxsniperz6404 Thank you

[@matthewbadger8685]

"I want to have more sleep but i can't, because my teachers and the school system are stopping me" Nobody is stopping you dude, stop complaining and find a way to fall asleep at 8:00pm. As the other guy said, cheat the system and stop being taken advantage of.

[@susangiovanniello5819]

The last time I got 8 hours of sleep was when I donated blood that day and my body couldn’t physically take me staying up past 10 pm. I have homework, tennis practice, and workout after school I can’t go to bed at 10 pm. I actually remember my ap bio teacher asking me why I was so energetic first period the next day

[@naomia472]

I feel you I also play tennis and workout do clubs and music and it’s just ugggh 😭. I hate school only bc I don’t get enough sleep. If I got more sleep I would actually love school. 😭

[@Hey-Mr.DJ_PlayThatSong]

I literally say “I’m tired.” Like 5 times a day.

[@anastasianutt6397]

Only 5

[@marcelad8025]

Just 5?

[@leahshumaker3530]

Then everyone’s like why are u tired? U haven’t done anything all day

[@swine13]

A lot of people only ever say "im tired" when describing their mood and i think its a cop out. Everyone is tired, you big babies. Besides, anyone who is content to use only one word to express their mood is either boring and unimaginative, or an actual psychopath.

[@joaquinruesga5123]

Lieutenant Luxury or maybe they just are tired and don’t want to talk, sounds like you’re the psychopath

[@djokuma9263]

My parents made me go to bed at 10:00 and I tossed and turned until midnight. I couldn’t sleep. I wasn’t out partying, I was just chilling in my bed. She’s right about the melanin release time

[@tav7312]

Melatonin*

[@eridiance9818]

lol melanin

[@nightcoresubliminals2038]

My vampire-pale and basically nocturnal brain would like more melanin AND melatonin, thank you

[@kazuiin_]

Nightcore Subliminals I am also nocturnal

[@plopplop5218]

LmAo melanin

[@pablorodriguez903]

It's amazing how there is actually someone that understands us, thanks Wendy!

[@aubriethegreat8175]

Agreed. You would think that all those grown ups would understand us too because they were teenagers once but it is like once you graduate you become robots of the system or something. I don't get how they don't get it. WHY WOULD THEY PUNISH US LIKE THIS?!

[@diosito9161]

Tecaher: I see you are falling asleep, does my class bore you? Me: No, if you haven’t noticed thank to this system I am sleep deprived

[@diosito9161]

@@pezvonpez sometimes yeah, but it’s funny cause most of the time in my case those same teachers would ask how many hours of sleep I had gotten, I would say four or five depending on the day and then they actually PITIED me and told me to please sleep and not mind their class aksjsjsjsj i feel like they actually agreed

[@valval5433]

scientists: *performs accurate scientific evidences that teens need at least 8 hours of sleep* school: *iM gONnA pRETENd i dIDNT sEE tHaT*

[@simonsaidsleep]

The schools don’t even care, the other night I got around 3 hours of sleep because 1.) I couldn’t sleep and 2.)I was doing homework because it took me till midnight to do homework then I forgot to do my math homework because I was so tired. I had to end up waking up at around 4:00am to finish it. I felt so dead in the morning that I actually wanted to die, but the schools see no problems with this

[@aidanhunter3687]

Ich weiß! Dein Name ist in Deutch (so Ich habe keine Ahnung wo du wohnst) aber in Amerika, meine Schule beginnt um 8:25.

[@cowbats]

​@SuperSonicSpeeder It's either failing a grade or losing sleep, unfortunately. The lack of sleep + the burden and stress of a failed grade (from parents and peers) would probably cause more issues and potentially even more life-long problems. IDK much about this though, so I'm just making assumptions.

[@typenull-qb1yb]

nO, yOuRe JuSt LaZy. SeE mE aFtEr ClAsS

[@lol...]

@SafeSpeeder how about losing a year of your life doing the same thing because you didn't pass the 60 percent standard? I don't know what people should do about that

[@pinkcatnya1015]

Same but tbh i dont care of hw for this new school year i am just going to sleep till i get up

[@iloveyoumadhuri]

It is shocking how high school swimmers survive the 6 AM practice-school day grind.

[@jimslider6931]

do you need to be a swimmer? is that your goal in life? get to studying and find out what you really want to do.

[@jimslider6931]

So you would risk a bad dive which could affect your body in horrendous ways to not sleep. Got it

[@OhFlamePrincess]

Are you really spending your time ridiculing someone for exercising, and in multiple comments, too? I mean, if that's your goal in life... Be careful, though. Typing too much could affect your wrists in horrendous ways...

[@scoob1670]

Right? I literally had to quit the team when I first joined because I was so sleep deprived that I was at an actual risk of fainting while training.

[@rileyreisinger4963]

i have to be AT school at 4:45am for cheer so i wake up at 4, rip

[@jlink0678]

As a teen watching this when I’m stuck in my house because of the quarantine, i am loving the extra sleep. I feel so good and I’ve been less depressed and anxious

[@laurenns1781]

watching this as i study at 11pm for the three tests i have tomorrow for which i have to get to school an hour early for review

[@keuibuilding]

relatable

[@juanroberts5974]

Why are you watching this if you have to study? Was one of your tests on this subject?

[@ela5746]

They may be listening while they study. I'm currently doing maths homework.

[@sarracene]

, the evidence is in that disciplining self to go to bed no later than 9;30-10pm will release up to double the melatonin level which, besides balancing our circadian rythm, is the chemical that cements into our long-term memory those things that we have learned the day before. by then doing that & having the body wake early, it has proven to improve memorization skills since it's been shown that, regardless of the type of person, morning time is superior for the task of committing things to memory while afternoon better for non-memorization skills such as math, etc..

[@aiiiia9971]

Watching this as I don't study for tomorrows history test and fail at finishing my writing or math assignments ^^👌 gotta love that procrastination!

[@andrewgodly5739]

When I was going through school I only got 5 hours of sleep on a good night. I think the lack of sleep made school more tolerable because I didn't know if I was alive or dead, and I didn't care if I was. I never stressed over the low marks I got from not being able to retain any information do to the lack of sleep. I didn't care about what others thought about me, probably because I wasn't aware of them

[@antang752]

Andrew Godly Wow all of what you said is actually spot on for me, I try to go to bed so that I have at least 5 hours of sleep at night and everyday at school, I usually feel so dead that I just am not aware of my surroundings as much as I should be. I just focus on the lesson to get it over with and keep interaction with others at a minimal cause I feel too tired to care lol

[@the-uj8hi]

Andrew Godly nice👍

[@arohikhurana4818]

But why live life like you're dead...

[@mistyminnie5922]

literallyyyy

[@whydoyoucare8466]

I took a sip of my monster as soon ash she brought up caffeine dependence I feel attacked

[@su1c1destrawberry]

whydo youcare OOF ME TOO

[@klutz3955]

talk about a coincidence

[@plebweeb8868]

I was about to gather the cups I have around from coffee on my desk when she said that lmao

[@albertoesperanza4771]

Kyle

[@honkhonk8009]

Is your name kyle

[@otsukucherry4351]

One of the reasons why japanese students are thought of as “super smart”. Partially because of our ideology of hard work, but because our schools start at 8:50 am.

[@stephenhill273]

Pfft, show off

[@a2rhombus2]

Even starting at 8:30 would help much. Like she said, getting up a teenager at 6 is the same as getting a normal adult up at 4. Getting a teen up at 7 would still be like getting an adult up at 5. A good portion of people I know don't go to bed until midnight at the earliest. That's still only 7 hours of sleep, and like she said 8 hours is the bare minimum.

[@xthatghomiex2939]

A to Rhombus I have to get up at 5 to 5:30 every day, and I get about 5 hours every night.

[@kiwi4998]

I have to wake up at 5:40

[@janesmith7243]

I set alarms for 5:30, 5:45, and 6:00 because it's always hard for me to get up in the mornings without laying awake in bed for a little while first. I get like 4 or 5 hours of sleep.

[@xthatghomiex2939]

Not to mention I literally spend over 12 hours at the school every day.

[@janesmith7243]

!?! Why?

[@jessiebooxo8767]

I’m very lucky, in England we start school at 8:45 ish and I complain that I’m tired waking up at 7 am everyday, American teens you have my sympathies.

[@thomasray]

Yeah.... living in the US is rough.

[@thomasray]

@@hana1042 yeah... my problems hardly even matter.

[@Rose-qn2ed]

You get to wake up at 7 am everyday? I have to be at school by that time. I wake up at 5.

[@anelacuban8595]

Jessieboo xo - I have to wake up at 5:45 and leave by 6:20 to be at school by 7

[@aeternumcaelum1428]

@@Rose-qn2ed Same

[@paulasalazar2093]

that awkward moment when you're a teenager watching this at 3 am......oops

[@anachkabanana]

ehehehehehehe

[@flydayjams9922]

Same

[@swordstrafe]

Lmao

[@fladerud9375]

Paula Salazar Oml i love your profile pic

[@alaplaya5]

Or when you’re almost 23 ...

[@NovaStorm93]

School: *Angry about students arriving late and sleeping during class* Also School: *6 AM and no later!*

[@maxschlegel2543]

The school system hasn’t changed for the past forty years and my district isn’t bold enough to even try so it will never happen here

[@aubriethegreat8175]

Same with mine.

[@thedwick5866]

They just started it where I'm at. It's really weird to see kids coming home at 4-5pm. I'm sure it'll spread quickly when standardized test scores avg go up as a result.

[@mothbqlls6632]

It hasn't changed for the past 150 years at least! Our "modern" school system was invented during the American Industrial Era, to bring up obedient factory workers.

[@taisalozada3186]

Many students have lots homework and tests to study for so they can't really choose to going to bed over getting their papers done.

[@taisalozada3186]

ME

[@mavisdom-animeonpiano]

Taisa 16 why did you reply to your own comment?

[@loreleiteeter1147]

Exactly, and you get in trouble for not getting it done!

[@jackeyjack5759]

I personally get about 3-5 hours of sleep per night and have diagnosed insomnia. I choose to skip out on doing projects and studying just for that extra 10 minutes of sleep, which I can barely get anyway cause my body isn't functioning correctly so I physically cannot fall asleep on my own. I'm constantly tired and have horrid grades and I feel like if my school started later, I'd be able to do way more.

[@jessie-ht7bc]

Today i was in a special school project it was done at 8 pm i was home at 9 pm i needed to worm on some papers and an endspeech for my resolution that costs around 4 hours i think i will be able to get in bed at 1 am i will be sleeping at 2 am and i need to be at the other side of the country (netherlands) at 9:30 am so indeed the school systeme isnt helping

[@tokkiemetuitkering8030]

I skipped a lot of school to sleep and and at the end of the year I was nearly kicked off school but I had the best grades in almost every class so it was totally worth it.

[@candyxoxo19]

Nowadays in some schools after 7 unexcused absences you are given an F.

[@candyxoxo19]

@SafeSpeeder Yep and no show/no call 7 days at work and see how quickly your job ends. No show/no call for 7 days as a spouse or a parent and see how your family ends up. You have to show up and be present.

[@kam2894]

Candy xoxo if i get 2 unexcused they call the cops..

[@lil_weasel219]

Im 19. I had to travel to school so I woke up at 6 on avg. Id get 0-7 hours of sleep, on avg. 5.30 hrs. No wonder I look like im 35. The feeling of years of sleep deprivation is literally something that stays and doesnt fully go away, cannot quite explain.

[@thaiswei4069]

I have a very rare illness called Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS). It means I tend to sleep way to much when I have my attacks ( think 20~22 h out of 24 for about 3 days) It tends to develop during adolescence. It took me and my parents years to understand what was going on, because doctors would chalk it up to me being an adolescent. One even said in front of me, to my mom, that "she's just on her phone all night, that's why she wakes up at 4pm on weekends." These stereotypes also keep people who have very real health problems from getting diagnosed.

[@mikebird3677]

i’ve had a nearly identical situation with “he’s on his computer all night” and for almost my entire highschool time i was absent and tardy many mornings. I hated underperforming, but even when I went to bet at 8/9 i’d feel exhausted come morn. People seriously underestimate the importance of a gradual, natural wakening. Now, being 18, I realize school systems are wrong not me. I’ve never heard of your condition, is it still something that affects you?

[@thaiswei4069]

@@mikebird3677 Damn, that's got to be frustrating ! And, yeah it still affects me, I'm getting better but I still get attacks sometimes, but they're much more managable. Besides, it is very rare, so it's not surprising that you haven't Heard of it (or that the doctors hadn't heard of it) what annoys me most is that if they had just put me in the hands of more qualified specialists, diagnosing me would have been much faster...

[@mikebird3677]

Thaïs Wei ya I’ve had troubles with doctors not knowing what they’re doing and not outsourcing. Anyways that’s cool the attacks are more manageable

[@thaiswei4069]

@@mikebird3677 Yeah, they tend to think that just because they studied the human body for a long time that they know all there is to know about it. Yeah, it's pretty neat, the first time I woke up before noon on my own, I felt like a kid at Christmas ! How about you? Were you able to find a job/studies where you didn't have to get up as early?

[@mikebird3677]

@@thaiswei4069 Well.... currently I'm going to university for computer science, which isn't exactly relaxing. But once finished I'll be able to work remotely and make my own hours! So many interesting thing in life to learn and experience and so little time, aaand I mostly just clown around in discord with my friends. What kinda things are you interested in/have to work with?

[@inkylynx7344]

yeah the sad truth is that i have many friends (maybe most of them) who get less than 5 hours of sleep a night and often pull all nighters because of school work :( sleep deprivation is an epidemic in highschool. My school every Thursdays has late start where we don't have to be in school until 9 and I can agree even when i stayed up later and am getting the same amount of sleep as before, it feels incredible to wake up when the sun is up. I think leaving school an hour later would be well worth it.

[@ritzysky6413]

Mary Ah, my school does late starts like that on Wednesdays. A dang blessing XU but why must it need to feel like that?

[@stevescoffee8325]

Mary no way you have that much homework, I take as many AP classes as possible and never need to stay up late, what are you talking about

[@trin8536]

Steves Coffee not everyone/every school is the same, clearly. All of my classes are AP and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to pull all nighters to finish work. I get off of school around 3, have practice until 4:30, and start my homework around 5, yet still barely finish by the time I would be waking up for the next school day. It sounds unbelievable, but it most definitely happens.

[@notyourmum7883]

My memory and concentration abilities are at an all time low because of my sleep deprivation and it's ironic because now is when I need them the most, in my final year of high school. I could be doing so much better in school if I just had the time to sleep and absorb the information but no I wake up at 6am, come home at 4pm and sleep at 1-2am or none at all because of daily exams/homework. It's CRUEL but students have no say.

[@AcedNAonDiscord]

Just quit school

[@jodofly1158]

Your going to bed to late , I managed perfectly fine to do the exact same thing as you except I slept at 10 or 11. , Excersise when you wake up

[@loganlarocque780]

“They drink energy drinks in shots” Me: sure.... shots

[@shiinie117]

Logan Larocque Shots of espresso and other forms of caffeine

[@Matt-yp4iz]

*laughs in vyvance prescription*

[@CloudsAndDays]

My school straight up sold energy drinks and coffee in the student store. My friend would get three shots every morning and be physically shaking by first period.

[@Recroomsniperpro]

Coffee is for me

[@secretlyditto7716]

Are you telling me... That I’m depressed because of school?!??!! I’m honestly not that surprised... 😂😂

[@jodofly1158]

No , it's because you choose not to go to sleep earlier and sit on your phone instead

[@marcogonzalez2434]

@@jodofly1158 stop it, the truth is hurting me

[@snowflakesfall6891]

Jodofly115 that’s a bit childish of you to say. You don’t know them or their situation. I went through a few years of depression and was suicidal because of school. I averaged 3-4 hours of sleep a night. I took a zero hour and did sports for 2 hours after school. Since I was born into a low income family, I felt that I had to take ap classes as well, so homework took me 6-7 hours to complete a night. I remember literally deciding between spending time with my family and showering if I even got to make that choice. I didn’t even have a phone until my junior year and basically had no friends. Not everyone has it easy in high school

[@secretlyditto7716]

Tori Isaliar it’s okay! I got a kick and a laugh out of my mom finding me on KZbin~ 😂😂

[@jodofly1158]

@@secretlyditto7716 what I'm saying is if you have depression and it's because of lack of sleep it's not the schools fault , I went through depression myself , I'll tell you this blaming it on things doesn't help , talking very rarely helps in the long term , going to the doctor about it does , a good doctor will medicate you as little as possible for as short a time frame as possible to fix the chemical imbalance in your brain , just school in general isn't the problem , is it a bully? Are you struggling or something with grades and friends? If there is a reason be a man (hypothetically) and either fix it or get rid of it from your life , if you can't find a reason maybe it's mindset that needs to be looked at , but I'll tell you one thing letting yourself use it as an excuse is not the right thing to do , no matter how dull you feel make the effort to get up and try live normally while healing yourself at the same time. You gotta realize to that a few months after finishing highschool so many social boundaries and rules from school just go out the window , everyone finds themselves in some way or another , even look at people's Facebook's who are after leaving school last year and how much they change , shy people come out of there box and sometimes shock you with there statuses because you very rarely know people's true selves in school because many haven't found it, hope you can take something positive from my ramble

[@karinabliss2671]

When i was in fifth grade I wrote an essay on this.... EXACTLY the same points and facts i used. And just like everyone else, its 12 am

[@carsonkien8141]

Lenne Float same

[@anu.]

This is so true. I was always late. And never woke up on my own even with the alarm on; my mom always had to wake me up in the morning, and just when I had the best dreams too.

[@mohammedmiah2354]

Anu SSSAAAAAAMMMMMEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@

[@Windfarmer]

I've noticed the best dreams always come just before the alarm rings

[@michibmoon]

Yes same I have to wake up wayyy earlier than I have to just to get ready since I’m still daydreaming in the morning

[@redbenada798]

I used to set up like 7 alarms and still wouldn't wake up

[@shilohschwartz8671]

You had dreams?

[@thefunkychicken]

I'm from Australia and the schools I've been to start at around *9 am* and finish around 3 pm. It's awesome!

[@leoninenoble]

I'm homeschooled and have about the same schedule lol! Except somewhat often it ends at 4:30 or so. I get up at 7 AM so i can have a little more actual time in the morning. Still always tired. Rip.

[@sarahro1141]

My Aussie high school started at 8:15 and ended at 3:20 but it was the extracurricular activities before and after (starting as early as 6:30am and ending as late as 10pm) that really got to me tbh

[@elliotville7820]

Y'all very lucky

[@StarSparkleofficial]

Such lucky people...

[@tedmiller8205]

weird flex

[@annaewing5770]

And this is one of many reasons I jumped at the opportunity when my mom suggested I try home-school after I finished 6th grade. And despite what home-school critics will argue, it worked out phenomenally well for me. I started doing substantially better at my schoolwork because I could do the work at hours of my own choosing, so long as I got it all done within a certain time frame. Did that all the way through high school, and scored in the 90th percentile in three out of the four GED tests. Also, it allowed me more time and energy to spend time with friends, family, and my community at large, so I feel like I'm actually more mentally stable than most people I know who went to public school.

[@aiiiia9971]

Anna Ewing Yeah, I feel you. Me and my mom chose to send me to public school (after a lifetime of homeschool) at my freshman year of high school, and the change was an enormous slap, no, punch in the face. But I must admit, homeschooling had stopped working for me for any reasons, including that I have low self control and terrible time management. If there was no deadline, nothing got done, and my parents weren't with it either because of big responsibilities and stuff in the fam. My education really faltered and we had to do something, and I was lonely and lacked social skills big time too. Now in my Junior year of high school, still a procrastinator, but at least I have the tools I need and expectations to meet, and MUCH NEEDED social interaction and learning of relationship skills. But... at the same time, it's a noisy, stressful environment, and my sleep schedule is (still) a bit of a mess. Can't win 'em all, I guess? Public and Homeschool are so diff, it's hard to compare them, especially because homeschooling varies so much from fam to fam too. But the most obvious thing is that schooling has to be more tailored to the student. Different students thrive in different learning environments, and the fact that the school system treats them all with equal crappiness isn't helping. Fix the system first, dangnammit. There are certain guidelines you should meet for the better of the students in general, more sleep for example. Anyway gotta go to bed. Hah I'm a mess... I think

[@aidanabbott7664]

This literally doesn’t even include student athletes because it is so hard to have a life during school weeks as your balancing the little time after school and practice for homework, shower, and not to mention relaxing

[@olivialeighanne7210]

Yes! Fall is the most hectic for me bc I have practices for the fall play from 3-5 then I have marching band practices from 6-8 lol.

[@mady3187]

I don’t even remember my first three years of Highschool because of sports and sleep deprivation.

[@Ace-ff3px]

SafeSpeeder people enjoy things other than chess, believe it or not some people actually enjoy it and would rather be active kicking or throwing a ball and making bonds with teammates rather than sitting at a table playing with a board on it you nerd

[@Ace-ff3px]

SafeSpeeder just because you don’t find interest in it doesn’t mean others don’t, just like other wouldn’t want to spend their time on chess

[@NoahKahan67]

i have to get up at 4:45 ( i am a Student Athlete)And it Kills me every morning. But I don't Really care because I Love my Sport and if this is The Way i will get better and a Scholarship so what :))

[@seraphilight]

The reason no one will do anything about it is because school is free baby-sitting. Before this problem is fixed we first need to fix problems in parenting in a society- like people having kids they're not ready for, or don't even want... especially due to belief they are supposed to have kids.

[@danielavitola3981]

seraphilight it is like babysitting but definitely not free. We have to pay huge amounts for books and schools that have unifroms aswell. We have to pay for the school clothes. Usually at schools there are lots of things you need to pay for eg. Trips and stuff

[@danielavitola3981]

In my school it's different i had to pay for my clothes both PE and the normal around 200 euro

[@seraphilight]

AH, some countries do have you pay tuition. I believe your parents aren't paying taxes for schools though??? That's why. It's still pretty much the same I think. That IS your public school, mandatory taxes just aren't a thing. Though you probably are legally required to go to A school. So your parents HAVE to pay something. Basically taxed anyway.

[@halena539]

Is it really free though? We're paying for it out of our taxes remember? And don't forget if your kid is involved in any extracurriculars, and teachers won't hesitate to dump a long list of school supplies on you every year plus supplies needed for projects. Smh this system is wack and I'm tired of talking about it....I'm ready for a change lol.

[@seraphilight]

Yeah, free as in it's mandatory taxes for the "better of the whole". If you're forced to pay for it... then it's free in that sense. Might pay for a few things you'll never personally use.

[@iPhonyGamingMC]

I’m 19, I was MISERABLE going to sleep at 9-11pm and waking up at 6. Now in college, I wake up at 8 and fall asleep at 11-12 and I feel so much better with the same amount of sleep if not less.

[@Mbiggz]

I’m glad that my state, California, is considering a law that would push start times to at least 8:30. I feel like it should be a law NATIONWIDE to start at at least 8:30.

[@user-iv5zo1xb2v]

found another Californian. I'm so glad they're considering to push the law honestly because every morning i'll wake up and i cant even barely get dressed in the morning

[@thomasray]

@@user-iv5zo1xb2v They are?!?! That sounds beautiful!

[@dianaburyk4816]

I am from Ukraine and my lessons start at 8:30 am (i wake up at 7). If to be really honest there is absolutely no difference, feels the same bad

[@danielelvarsson8708]

I am from iceland and my school starts at 8 when its still very dark outside (most of the year) and that is so early that it takes me 30 minutes to get out of bed so i wake up at 7 so i wont be late for school so i need to be asleep at 9 to get enough sleep

[@kylie3608]

Mbiggz not sure if that passed, I start at 7:30 and am a californian :/

[@vinelord3421]

I live in the Netherlands, and here most schools start at 8.30 AM, but I can tell you that even 8.30 AM isn't late enough... I know so many peers (including myself) who are so so so tired when their first period starts. We just get through the day with energy drinks and naps during lunch time. After that they expect us to maintain our attention curve til 4 PM, make homework and have a job. This is just ridiculus. Change needs to happen soon.

[@Kuroshiro575]

I know, First period everyone is still asleep 😴

[@fia2709]

same here and youre not even allowed to have energy drinks or caffeine to boost your energy up, just water

[@AntoniFP]

@@fia2709 Bro our school doesn't even let us have water. We need a doctor's note to bring a water bottle.

[@ayelaruiz2959]

Oof Ik some people who get up at like six (I get up at 6:50)

[@fia2709]

Antoni Pazgier, then i’m praying for youse on sports day 🙏🙏

[@mariosuena]

“Sleep faster!” - Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@xxaidanxxsniperz6404]

Wonderful words for those who dont suffer from insomnia. I'd love to sleep faster but I need atleast 2 hours of shut eye before i even begin sleeping.

[@nicholasharvey4393]

If I recall, there is a genetic mutation present in some people that allows them to get a full night's rest in six hours. Damn, if there's one thing I'm hyped for gene editing about, it's that.

[@xxaidanxxsniperz6404]

@Bounze insomnia is really terrible for mental health. Get checked by a doctor if you cant sleep properly for atleast a month.

[@ishyameru6232]

@@xxaidanxxsniperz6404 LITERALLY ME, I LAY DOWN WITH MY EYES CLOSED FOR HOURS

[@xxaidanxxsniperz6404]

@@ishyameru6232 I've gone nights awake but with my eyes closed. It gets annoying but in Canada being 18 helps. I get a little fried and then sleep. Melatonin pills work too but you gotta take atleast 3mg to sleep.

[@kaiserroop3906]

you’ll never know how i got these likes

[@copiasrats]

Kaiser Roop my school this year starts at 7:40 AM. So I leave the house at 7 AM, and it takes me an hour and a half to get ready, that means I have to wake up at 5:30 AM. Since I go to public school, I get to sleep around 11 or 11:30 PM. This gives me, an adolescent 14 year old, 5 hours of sleep total. Its not enough.

[@Ethan-ks8fi]

@@copiasrats Even if you had the extra hour of sleep, you still spend way too much time getting ready. You should prioritize finding ways to more efficiently prepare for school so that you can get ready in half the time and give yourself the extra sleep you need.

[@deangel9128]

@@copiasrats What takes you so long? Try to find out one how you can prioritize each morning, so you don't lose so much time. I'm 15, and I don't stress too much because my school starts at 8:25, and it's later than most, but it perfect. I used to go to a school that started at 7:25 and I actually had to keep my eyes closed sometimes because my eyes hurt. Try to find everything that you can save time on, it will definitely help lower that 90 minute delay.

[@mely1056]

I have to get out of the house by 6:30 to catch my 6:40 am bus. Isn't this AMAZING

[@hiimloubalsostangot7241]

I feel bad for American kid. I'm Canadian and we start around 8 to 8:30 am