On average, students in our sample reported 6.80 hours of sleep on school nights … and 68% stated that schoolwork often or always kept them from getting enough sleep each night. Overall, students reported getting less sleep than the National Sleep Foundation’s (2000) recommended 8.5 to 9.25 hours per night for healthy adolescent development. The majority (72%) reported being often or always stressed over schoolwork …and many reported that they experienced physical symptoms due to stress (82% reported experiencing at least one physical symptom in the past month, with 44% of the sample experiencing three or more symptoms). Most experienced distress and/or lacked time to engage in important life tasks outside of school.
Many students wrote that homework causes them to sleep less than they should and leads to “headaches, exhaustion, sleep deprivation, weight loss and stomach problems” as well as a lack of balance in their lives. Students need to learn in a classroom setting, but they should also be able to spend some time exploring other things outside of the classroom. If bombarded with countless lessons at school and at home, students may feel stress and anxiety should they fail to complete the assignment on time. Extra assignments given to children, particularly younger school going children, can lead to unhealthy levels of stress, according to research.
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