It's a Wake-Up Call For Sleepy Teens

When schoolkids claim they could master a subject in their sleep, let’s hope they’re right. They may not be in a position to master it wide awake, considering how little sleep they get at night. In a Harris Poll of junior-high and high-school students, 40 percent said they get eight or more hours of sleep on a typical school night. For those in grades 10-12, the figure was 26 percent. Meanwhile, 33 percent of all the students (including 43 percent of the 10th-12th graders) get six hours or less of sleep per school night.