Changing the time classes start can affect the health of students by adding crucial hours of sleep. Students in the United States tend to lack sleep because of how much homework is handed out, and because of how early classes start. Even though the amount of homework students receive seems like an interesting topic, putting the blaming on how early classes start feels more unbiased. There are differences between how many hours certain groups of people should get each night. Schools across the country need to realize that biological time is driven by the sun, and not clocks. During the late teens and early 20’s, the delay in natural sleeping patterns get delayed by about three hours due to hormone changes in the body, and the natural stimulus to light (Kelly and Lee, 2015). When students only get five to seven hours of sleep, their health and safety decreases along with their ability to stay alert in school. Adolescents need at least eight to nine hours of sleep to decrease the chances of sleep deprivation. “Sleep deprivation not only impacts learning, but it also increases the risk of injuries, and affects hormones and metabolism” (Kelly and Lee, 2015). Delaying the start of classes has also shown to reduce car accidents among adolescent drivers (Kelly and Lee, 2015). By changing school start times to 9:00 am, students will not only perform better in school, but most of them will even have the time to eat breakfast. It takes about one to two hours for students to get fully engaged in the classroom after waking up. Even if some school time will be lost throughout the year, altering the school schedule can be presented as a strategy to both improve learning and reduce health risks (Kelly and Lee, 2015) Despite all the medical and educational research done to support late school starts, the majority of schools in America still have early start times. School districts argue that some schools are exceeding academically because of early start times. Although some schools that start early do well academically, there might be other factors that might cause those schools to do well, compared to other schools. Regardless of all the cherry-picking done by neophobes, the overwhelming percentage of schools that start early are doing worse academically than schools that start later in the morning (Kelly and Lee, 2015). School administrators still resist the change in scheduling because it would reduce the amount of time for extracurricular activities after school. Schools can solve this by making their own adjustments in student schedules. Student athletes can exchange their physical education class for an after school activity. Students who have open periods in their schedules can also arrange them likewise. Above all this, school districts need to start changing their school start times to compete academically with flexible school districts (Kelly and Lee, 2015).To make sure the future is filled with ethical lifestyles, some educational trends need to be diagnosed. As stated before, school administrators need to value flexibility throughout their school systems. Peaceful and quiet classrooms encourage great study habits for all types of students. Even rearranging desks can get the most learning experience out of students and teachers. Comfortable learning environments as well as superior teaching management skills can improve anyones academic performance. When teachers create relationships with their class and provide a range of teaching styles, their students gain motivation as well as a reason to come to school. A late change in school start times gives students serious health benefits and a boost in grades. All of these valuable tips and policy changes have been researched and studied to make educating students more effectively. In the end, there needs to be an equal balance between who is carrying the most weight for success. Schools and educational institutions can only do so much to ensure success among their students. Ultimately, it is up to the student to determine how they want their future to play out.