Preliminary+sources+(annotated)

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 * Carpenter, Siri. "Sleep deprivation may be undermining teen health." //Monitor on//
 * "sleep tips for students." //www.sleepeducation.com//. American Academy of Sleep
 * Adolescents are biologically driven to sleep longer and later than adults do
 * Cornell psychologist James b. Maas PhD- sleep expert
 * National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- drowsiness and fatigue cause 100,000 traffic accidents
 * half of which are teenagers
 * 15% of teenagers sleep 8.5 hours or more
 * bad habit of catching up on sleep on weekends
 * leads to poorer quality sleep
 * teens need 9.2 hours
 * adults need 7.5 - 8 hours
 * **Academic** difficulties due to sleep deprivation
 * disciplinary problems, sleepiness in class and poor concentration
 * "What good does it do to try to educate teenagers so early in the morning? You can be giving the most stimulating, interesting lectures to sleep deprived kids early in the morning or right after lunch, when they're at their sleepiest, and the overwhelming drive to sleep replaces any chance of alertness,cognition, memory and understanding"- Maas
 * **Physical**
 * psycho pathologies such as depression and ADHD
 * brain's circadian rhythm switches on later at night as pubertal development progresses
 * **circadian rhythm** is a roughly-24-hour cycle in the biochemical, physiological or behavioral processes of living entities
 * the "pathologically sleepy" fall directly into REM sleep in an average of only 3.4 minutes similar to those who have narcolepsy
 * **Social**
 * difficulty controlling their emotions and impulses
 * **Emotional**
 * **Prevention/education**
 * **Legislation**
 * Connecticut and Massachusetts legislature are both considering a bill that would prohibit public schools from starting before 8:30 a.m
 * some schools argue that adjusting school schedules is too expensive and complicated