Chanan Loh, Ong Li Sheng, Melissa Inja Eddy, Charis Teoh Sze Meay
ENG2013
Classes should start at 9am to enable students to get more sleep, increase safety, promote a healthy mind and body, and improve academics.
Outline
Adults (18 – 60 years old) need at least 7 hours of sleep every day
- Sleep Research Society
•But that is like getting a C on your report card !
•Controls your biological sleeping time.
•It is a hormone produced when you sleep in complete darkness.
•Your brain starts secreting melatonin around 11pm.
•Production decreases as the sun rises, which means it’s time for you to wake up.
Earliest class starts at 8
Drive at 7
Wake up at 6 (sun rise)
Earliest class starts at 9
Drive at 8
Wake up at 7 (sun rise)
People are 38% happier with an extra hour of sleep
Improves people's relationship
Less prone to mental illness
Students had to resort to beverages that contain caffeine or consume caffeine pills to keep themselves awake
High caffeine consumption may lead to negative health effects such as insomnia, nervousness, a fast heartbeat and muscle tremors.
Breakfast is often described as the most important meal
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” (Adelle Davis, 1960)
Having breakfast helps us to focus better, reduce morning crankiness and helps to lower cholesterol
Students with less sleep than required are four times more likely to be absent (a study in Norway)
School absences dropped by 25 percent in a district (a study in USA)
A survey of 6,632 students
in Italy found a correlation between earlier starting times and increased complaints of daytime sleepiness
Class Start Later
→ Students Sleep More
→ Improved Cognitive Functions such as Memory Consolidation, Learning, Decision-making, and Critical Thinking
→ Improvement in CGPA
Significant positive correlation between quantity of sleep with GPA
How does this relate to starting times for class?
A study shows that classes starting later than 8.30am have improved students' academic performance
Mediocre Lecturer vs Excellent Lecturer
Classes should start no earlier than 9am to enable students to get more sleep, increase safety, promote a healthy mind and body, and improve academic performance.
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