Students always say that they are tired during school. Kids always say that they’re tired and can’t do their work, but they never do anything to fix it.

I asked several students for their reasons. The students I asked all have many different reasons why they’re tired at school; every student I asked had different but similar answers. The first student I asked was Darlene Cruz, a freshman. Darlene Cruz said she does feel tired during school during her first and fourth periods. I asked Darlene “If you go to sleep late, do you take after school naps? if you do how long? ” she said “Yes, I take after school naps since I get tired after 8 hours of school, my naps are usually 5-6 hours.” the reason I asked if she takes after school naps is because taking after school naps and waking up late can cause insomnia, and sleep inertia which are bad habits the brain can pick up. I also asked Darlene, “How has going to sleep late affected your school days?” She said, “Since I’ve started going to sleep late, I’ve started to miss some important topics because I would end up falling asleep in class, and I can’t pay attention or focus due to the tiredness I feel”. 

Sleep is very important for students since their brain has to take in so much and keep it stored for almost their whole lives. It is very bad for the brain since it is still developing, especially for the younger students in age. Out of all the students I interviewed, most of them said that they go to sleep late and sleep during school, which is not ideal since they are supposed to be learning and taking in important information.

“What is the #1 thing that keeps you from going to sleep earlier?” is one of the few questions I asked Stephani Gomez, who is a senior. Her response was “I mostly stay up on my phone watching TikTok and watching Netflix,” which was a common response to this question. Asking these questions made me come to the realization that most students go to sleep late, but not all. I interviewed some students who told me that they usually go to sleep at 9 pm or earlier. 9 pm and 11 pm are the recommended times for a student ages 14-17, since the developing brain needs 8-10 hours of sleep

Certain people go to sleep early and still feel tired, and some people go to sleep late; it really depends on the habits you have and the things you do throughout the day. Many people have different times of going to sleep on the weekends and the weekdays. Giovanni Parada said, “I usually go to sleep at 12 am on weekdays and weekends. I’m usually always tired no matter what time I go to sleep.”  For some people, that is different, but for Giovanni, that was his response. 

In many different cases, some people don’t see any differences in the time they go to sleep. Leard Aliu said, “I see no difference between when I go to sleep late and when I go to sleep early since I wake up early when I go to sleep earlier but wake up later when I go to sleep late.”   

What’s your sleep schedule? Do you wish you could get more sleep? Tell us in the comments below!