Should schools start and finish later?
Yes
Schools should start and end later because it would be beneficial to students' learning, lifestyle and health.
Yes
if school starts late
Some students who live in the countryside have to wake up before sunrise and just to get to school on time
it can let the students to have a longer break and have a breakfast
students can have a longer break for the next day
students won't be able to concentrate in class without enough sleep
students could get more sleep and their grades would improve
students wouldn't need to go to after-school tutorials because they would have paid full attention in class.
would enable students to have a healthier lifestyle
eg. eat breakfast
breakfast - the most important meal of the day
would have enough energy for the first few lessons of the day
No
if school ends late
most students have an active after-school schedule
students's tutorials and extra-curricular activities will take place later in the evening
students will have less time to relax after a long
students will be tired in the next day
many students take public transport to go back home
may have to battle with the rush-hour crowd at bus stops and train stations
by the time get home, students would be very tired
students would be hard by next of the day
may not be good for those students who function better early in the morning
the entire school system shouldn't be changed
just to suit a small number of students who struggle to wake up early
secondary students who come from poor families do part-time jobs to lessen the burden on their parents
would interfere with their jobs, and reduce their earnings
could worsen families' financial difficulties, putting more pressure on the students.
No
School is said to prepare students for the real world, and it all begins with getting an early, productive start to the day.