Teachers will tell you that finishing your homework is the most important thing you can do for your future success, but is it? With AP classes, it’s very common for students to have more homework than they can complete and still get a full night’s sleep.
Just how important is sleep?
Sleep Scientist Warns Against Walking Through Life ‘In An Underslept State on NPR’s Fresh Air
“Every disease that is killing us in developed nations has causal and significant links to a lack of sleep…”
Even adults should get 8 hrs sleep, teenagers should get more. Not only that, they should sleep later than adults. Late weeknights because of homework? Even if you have more time to sleep on the weekend, you can’t sleep off a sleep deficit.
