How great is late?
“I like it – I feel more rested,” says 16-year-old Tiffany Gerro.
“I feel so much better. It’s awesome, I love it,” adds Grade 11 student Mike Stuckless.
This year, the teens at Toronto’s Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute are starting classes an hour later than everyone else in the city as part of a pilot project to determine if getting some extra sleep actually improves not just their attendance, but their grades. And so far, so good.
Boy, I am so in favor of this! Recent studies show that teens need more sleep than younger kids.
I get my new freshman student to the bus stop at 6:05!