Sleep deprived students struggle
Abby Davis
Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: Ed-Op
Vincent DiGennaro, on the other hand, is among the fortunate who does get a solid seven to eight every night. DiGennaro explains his sleeping success by way of "time management" and "good class scheduling." While DiGennaro does have the core healthy basics down (i.e. doing his homework when he gets back from class instead of playing Xbox for three hours), he only has a part-time job as a tour guide for Drexel, leaving him with a little more time to sleep than a student such as Slusarczyk.
I've been in that sticky situation too. It is definitely no fun having a full schedule, then cramming in approximately 40 hours of work at the end of the week. In order to get things done, the only free time it seems you really have to sacrifice is sleeping which you can hope to make up in sporadic daytime naps. The truth is, it's hard on students to be able to be an adult, when in many ways college kids are still maturing and growing up. My advice would be, if you have to make sacrifices, try to quit the job if you can. I know it's not possible for everyone, but it's not fair to have to be a grown up and a student at the same time. I really think that sleeping is important to all college students, the real question we have is if it is possible. If you want to try and be as successful in school as you can, try to make it possible.
Abby Davis is a sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at op-ed@thetriangle.org.
I've been in that sticky situation too. It is definitely no fun having a full schedule, then cramming in approximately 40 hours of work at the end of the week. In order to get things done, the only free time it seems you really have to sacrifice is sleeping which you can hope to make up in sporadic daytime naps. The truth is, it's hard on students to be able to be an adult, when in many ways college kids are still maturing and growing up. My advice would be, if you have to make sacrifices, try to quit the job if you can. I know it's not possible for everyone, but it's not fair to have to be a grown up and a student at the same time. I really think that sleeping is important to all college students, the real question we have is if it is possible. If you want to try and be as successful in school as you can, try to make it possible.
Abby Davis is a sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at op-ed@thetriangle.org.
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Sanna Carapellotti, MS CHT
posted 4/17/09 @ 2:45 PM EST
Thank you this article. It is a real problem.
One option is guided audio programs. You pop them into your ipod and are lulled to sleep. They actually help you to sleep better if you have less than optimal time. (Continued…)
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