lost hour

What specific impacts does a lack of sleep have on the teenage mind and body? What surprised and/or shocked you in this chapter? How do you think this overall lack of sleep has impacted you and your peers? Be sure to quote several specific examples from the reading, along with your comments.

Some of the specific impacts that sleep deprivation have on the teenage mind may be confused with what most people classify as hallmark characteristics of being a teenager. Some of the symptoms of chronic sleep deprivation include: moodiness, depression, and even binge eating.
Also, I was surprised at how much sleep matters, demonstrably, not just to academic performance and emotional stability. It was also shocking to me that Dr. Paul Suratt at the University of Virginia discovered that, "sleep disorders can impair children's IQ as much as lead exposure" (NurtureShock 33). Another fact that was impacting was that, "a loss of one hour of sleep is equivalent to [the loss of] two years of cognitive maturation and development" (NurtureShock 32). Overall, the lack of sleep affects my peers and I because it is sometimes difficult to work to the best of our abilities in school since we are lacking the right amount of sleep. In addition, the emotional stability of my peers and I are severely affects causing attitude amongst friends on a daily basis.