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“The less student sleep, the worse their grade.”
27th Oct 2024
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Lack of sleep among students has been a prominent issue for a long time. This practice is known to have a huge toll on many parts of humans lives, affecting various parts of their day. A bigger issue follows this habit if it keeps becoming a common practice of an individual, and might even have long term side effects. Sleep plays a crucial role in cognitive functions necessary for learning, helping the brain to organize information and consolidate abilities such as memory. The average amount of sleep required for a human brain to function well enough is around 7 to 9 hours a day, without breaks in between. In recent interviews with RIC students, the connection between sleep and academic performance was illuminated. All three interviewees reported that they are facing and or have had problems with not getting enough sleep, which usually leaves them feeling sleepy, moody, and having a hard time concentrating throughout the day. This is regarded as a common side effect, lacking focus or the ability to concentrate when working on a task. As our brain did not get enough rest and proper recovery to function at their 100% after getting too little sleep, we will not be able to concentrate well on our daily tasks, from the smallest chore to the biggest job. This is discussed in the interviews held with Rangsit International College, with the video attached below this page. Most students agree that they have experienced the same side effects on the days they did not receive proper sleep. “Sometimes I don’t get enough sleep, and I (will) feel so sleepy during class”, said Shuto, from International Business Major, Year 1, Rangsit University. According to the interviews, the three students stated that the main reasons affecting their lack of sleep were hanging out with friends, working during the night and spending too much time on their cell phones before bed. These factors prompted them to boost their energy at night, allowing sleep time to pass unintentionally without realizing it. Therefore, they choose to take long periods of supplemental sleep on weekends or days when they do not have classes to restore their energy.
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In addition, the interviews emphasized the currency of not having enough sleep among students. Three students mentioned in the interviews that they sleep around 5-7 hours during weekday classes, thus falling below the recommended sleep duration of 7-9 hours. Lack of sleep not only affects academic performance, but even the brain's ability to process information functionally, especially since students who sacrifice sleep to study late into the night may not be able to memorize information as effectively as those who prioritize a full night's rest. Lack of sleep often leaves students tired and struggling to focus in class the next day, leading to lower grades. One of these students, Jenny explained that, "Not getting enough sleep makes me feel less energized, and my brain doesn't work functionally, makes me hard to absorb information. Whenever I study late for a test, my head feels blurry, and even though I study so hard I don't get enough sleep." It is emphasised through the interviews that another side effect that connects to lacking concentration is becoming more prone to stress. Looking into the context of not being able to properly focus on doing daily tasks, this could negatively affect our body that we get stressed more pronely. Lack of sleep does not only affect our lives in these trivial ways, as they are very common, but it could also affect us in the long run with bigger consequences, as seen in the infographic titled “” below. This common practice has a lot more hidden negative effects, and should be taken seriously by people of all ages.
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