Teens and research

By Doug Page | Monday, May 12, 2008, 01:35 PM

It was a good idea backed by sound research.

Teens need more sleep than the rest of us. And the more sleep they get, the better they do in school. The research backs that up.

Several school districts — including Trotwood-Madison — tried to make use of that knowledge. High school started an hour later than normal.

The thinking was that’s an extra hour of sleep for teens.

Nice idea.

Most parents, however, know better. To the teen-age brain, an hour later start to school means but one thing.

It’s an hour later we can stay up, Dude!

Trotwood-Madison is scrapping the late start, beginning next school year.

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