Being a student means having lots of responsibilities. Coming to school on time with complete requirements and homework is one. Plus, the student must also be prepared with pop quizzes, graded recitations and the like. Having too much workload or too much requirements to finish causes the student to stay up late at night. But how does sleeping late affect the students? Sleeping late takes its toll on a student’s health, mental stability and habits.
The health of the student gets affected when he stays up late at night. His physical appearance and well-being changes when he does not sleep early. This is clearly seen when there are dark circles underneath the student’s eyes. Another sign of sleep deprivation is if there is a change in weight. Metabolic changes might be triggered if a student does not get enough sleep because the body of young people needs proper rest in order to develop, (Lupu, 2006). This metabolic change causes the student to either gain or lose weight. Not only does the student suffer on his health but he also suffers on his mental stability.
Sleeping late at night causes change in the student’s psychological welfare. The attitude of the student and the way he interacts with people depends on the number of hours he spends sleeping. When a person is sleep deprived, he usually feels cranky and moody. Being tired, the student becomes grumpy and irritable and tends to get angry at the people around him, (The Daily Mind, 2009). Not only does his social life get affected, he could also fail subjects because he cannot think straight and he might lack focus. As his attitude changes, the student’s habits are also affected by sleeping late.
The student, who stays up late, will need to adjust to his schedule because sleeping late affects his routines. The internal body clock of the student will get used to sleeping and waking up late if he constantly stays up late at night. This routine would cause the student to wake up late because tiredness affects the student’s ability to get up on time, (Larson, 2007). A student’s academic status might also get affected because if he is sleep deprived at night, he tends to sleep during the morning or during classes. This may cause him less time to allot on his daily routines like reading and studying. These effects are quite a lot and the student might think, “Is sleeping late at night and changing my habits all worth it?”
Having to accomplish something while staying up late might be a rewarding feeling but having to trade in the student’s health, habits and attitudes to a less favourable state is just not worth it. It is up to the student to choose whether he will change his habit of sleeping late or just go with its consequences, which will affect his well-being, state of mind and routines.
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