curfew changes

A study conducted in Stanford showed that athletes that had 9-10 hours of sleep performed better than athletes with 8 hours of sleep. At NSA the curfew was changed from 11:00 to 10:00. The change was made because the faculty felt that students needed more time to rest and recover. Just how effective is it? we asked returning students and new students about the curfew. A teacher said that 25% of students went to bed around 10:00 when we asked the students it was closer to 5%. All of the students asked, said that if the curfew were later they would go to bed at the same time. Athletic and academic performance, as stated by the students, has not gotten any better from last year. Most kids say that they go to bed around 11:00 and 1:00 am. After check in most kids go on facebook, watch tv, skype, and listen to music. Even after going to bed later then the curfew most kids say that they feel rested during the day. Some of the returning students went to bed earlier last year compared to this year. Having the curfew later, in my opinion, would be better because you would not have to rush to get through your nightly routine. You are tired at the same time so you should still be able to be out and talking to people in your floor. This allows you to find out information about the next day. Less people would get in trouble for being up late when really they are up the same time as they were last year. The problem with having an earlier curfew is that people are not tired at 10:00 and when students are home they do not have a bed time and they fall asleep earlier then they do here. Here we feel an added pressure to be ready for bed at a certain time so it creates more stress that keeps us awake longer. Most people that skype, skype with people of the opposite sex. If we could be downstairs until 10:00 then we would probably still go to bed around the same time because we would not stay up and skype with them.   The curfew change in most students opinion was not effective. Students go to bed later or the same time they did last year. The curfew being later gave students more time to get ready for bed which allowed them to take time in their nightly routines, therefore making it easier to relax and sleep better.