為讓學生睡飽 美國多所中學推遲上課時間

學生時期最痛苦的事情莫過於大清早從被窩中掙扎著起床、上學，不過，如今對於美國的學生來說，每天睡到自然醒已不再是夢。一些美國初、高中學校為了保障青少年的睡眠時間，讓他們以飽滿的精神狀態迎接一天的學習，決定將學校上課時間推後45分鐘！美利堅的花朵們太幸福了有木有！

With a population of just over 11,000, Dobbs Ferry, New York is your typical sleepy town, except for one thing. When the first school bell rings, kids are wide awake.

紐約市的多布斯費里僅擁有11000多人口，是典型的慵懶小鎮，不過一件事情除外。當學校的第一聲鈴聲響起時，孩子們是完全清醒的。

Last September, Dobbs Ferry School District joined a small but growing cluster of schools around the US that have started pushing back their middle and high school start times in an effort to combat student grogginess.

去年9月，多布斯費里校區加入了推遲上學時間的美國學校的隊伍，這些學校現在還是少數但隊伍正逐漸壯大，它們推遲初高中上學時間以免學生們無精打采。

What happens when you start later?

晚些去上課會發生什麼？

Dobbs Ferry Superintendent Dr. Lisa Brady tells Business Insider that prior to the 2015-2016 school year, middle schoolers started at 8:15 a.m. and high schoolers at 7:30 a.m. Under the new policy, each school now starts and ends 45 minutes later. Both schools have experienced tremendous benefits, Brady says.

多布斯費里校長麗莎?布雷迪博士告訴商業內幕網說，在2015-2016學年前，中學生早上8點15開始上課，高中生早上7點30開始上課。新政策下，現在每個學校的上課和放學時間延後45分鐘。布雷迪稱，這兩類學校都受益匪淺。

Following a survey issued at the end of the last school year, Brady says "it was clear from both the parents and the kids, overwhelmingly, that the mornings were just less stressful."

上一學年末發布了一份調查後，布雷迪稱「大部分的家長和孩子都明確表示這樣的早晨壓力更小。」

Many of the kids reported having more time to eat breakfast and get ready for school, while parents said they didn t have to drag kids out of bed or yell at them to hurry up. Once students got to school, they felt more alert. At night, they tended to reported going to bed at the same time, even though the new schedule freed up an extra 45 minutes.

據報道，許多孩子有更多的時間吃早飯，準備上學，而家長稱他們不需要把孩子從床上拽起來或者吼他們動作快點。一旦學生們到了學校，他們感覺思維更敏捷。即使新的課程表延後了45分鐘，晚上他們往往還是在原來的時間睡覺。

The downsides of delaying start times

推遲上學時間的消極方面

Negative responses to later start times are rare, but they do happen. Brady says some parents at Dobbs Ferry have found it harder to complete the necessary morning rituals and still get to work on time. Meanwhile, Tony says the issue at Solebury is finding enough buses for kids. In both cases, the officials say parents have the option to drop their kids off at school before the first bell so they can eat breakfast, charge their devices, or just hang out.

推遲上學時間的消極反應很少，但也確實存在。布雷迪稱，多布斯費里的一些家長發現他們更加難以在完成早上的例行任務後仍然準時上班。托尼稱，索爾博瑞中學的問題是為孩子們找到足夠的校車。在這兩種情況中，校方表示家長們可以選擇在學校第一次響鈴之前就把孩子送來，這樣他們可以有時間吃早飯，為電子設備充電或者四處走走。

Brady has also found challenges with athletics and after-school clubs. In years prior, teams had no trouble getting to away games. Now they have less time to get there, and they have to deal with worse traffic. "The kids feel really rushed," she says. Once they finally get home, many say they have less time for all the homework they ve been assigned. Brady says the school is brainstorming changes to the school day similar to those made at Solebury.

布雷迪還發現在體育活動和課後社團方面也面臨著挑戰。在前幾年，球隊外出去參加客場比賽沒什麼問題。但現在他們能花在路上的時間變少了，而且還面臨著更糟的交通狀況。她說，「孩子們真的感到很匆忙。」許多人表示，最終到家後，寫作業的時間更短了。布雷迪表示，學校正在集體研究制定和索爾博瑞中學相似的課程安排。

The trend has been building steam for the past few years. At the advocacy group Start School Later, employees have been compiling an ongoing list of US schools and districts that have made the move to push back the first bell. So far, schools in 44 states have jumped onboard.

在過去幾年裡，這一趨勢開始發展壯大。「晚點上學」遊說團體的員工彙編了延遲上學的美國學校和地區名單，該名單在不斷發展，到目前為止，已經有44個州的學校榜上有名。

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