Nap time is a normal thing for kindergarteners, so why not high school students as well?
This is a heavily controversial topic, but I say high school students should have nap time at school.
Napping has been shown to offer numerous health and well-being benefits, including an increase in productivity. Even a short nap can boost cognitive performance and memory, as well as lower stress and increase general mood, according to research. As a result, napping can contribute to greater productivity and efficiency, as well as improved attention and creativity, making it a beneficial tool for teachers and students. If students are more productive and efficient it would allow for teachers to have an easier time running their class, allowing them to get more done and teach at a higher level.
Napping is also known to help boost memory, improve performance, make your mood better, make you more alert, and ease any or all stress. If students were to nap before taking a test, they would have an easier time recalling information allowing for an improved performance and higher scores.
Even though many five-year-olds in kindergarten hate nap time, there are plenty of high schoolers that would love it. Teens naturally lose sleep and are sleep deprived because the teenage brain makes melatonin later in the night then it does for adults. Due to school starting so early and students having to get up earlier as a result, many teens are unable to produce the melatonin needed to be awake and alert. This can lead to an increase in anxiety and depression, leading to students unable to concentrate on what they need to do to be successful in school. Giving students at least a 30 minute period to sleep would help to combat these side effects.
