The Circadian Rhythms: Why Teens Are Tired in School

When children become teenagers, hormonal changes shift their circadian rhythm—they get tired later. Since schools typically don’t adapt to their new natural sleep cycle, they often get less sleep during weekdays, affecting their memory retention, emotional well-being, and health. If we want teenagers to learn and prosper, schools could do what sounds so simple, adjust their start times to the biological rhythms of their students. SUPPORT us to understand the new generation better! 🐦: Check out Sprouts Channels in other languages: Spanish 🇪🇸: German 🇩🇪: Thai 🇹🇭: Chinese 🇨🇳: Turkish 🇹🇷: Russian 🇷🇺: Romanian 🇷🇴: Farsi 🇮🇷: French 🇫🇷: Italian 🇮🇹: Esperanto 🏴: Portuguese 🇵🇹: Korean 🇰🇷: Indonesian 🇮🇩: DOWNLOAD video without ads and background music 🤫: SIGN UP to our mailing list and never miss a new video from us 🔔: SOURCES and teaching resources 🎓: VISIT our website 🌐: CONTRIBUTE by upvoting your favorite topic or suggesting new ones 🔊: JOIN us on discord 🤖: THANKS to our patrons This video was made with the support of our Patrons: Adam Berry, Alfred Holzheu, Anil Raut, ArkiTechy, Artur, azad bel, Badrah, , Christoph Becker, cnotv, Cory McAbee, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Elias Reuss, Eva Marie Koblin, F J V Souza Fh, Gerardo Enrique Nieto, Heart of Texas Play Therapy, LLC, Izzy, jakob steensig, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, jun omar ebdane, Leonel, Liam Dalling, Linda Kinkead, Linus Linderoth, Lucia Simone Winston, M. Allen, Mambo no 9, Marcel, María, martin, Martin Streule, Martina Hrebenarova, Mathis Nu, , Michael Paradis, Natalie O’Brien, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Peihui, Povilas Ambrasas, Raymond Fujioka, SAMAR ABDULKADER DAKAK BADAWI, scripz, Solongo Ganbat, Stefan Gros, Suppasit Srisaeng, Taka Kondo, Takashi HIROSE, Thomas Aschan, Yassine Hamza, Yvonne Clapham and all the you! To join them visit COLLABORATORS Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz and Jonas Koblin Artist: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Matt Abbott Coloring: Nalin Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda SOUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus Embarrassing Moment - Jack Pierce DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Read this paper showing that clock genes that regulate circadian rhythm also influence memory functions Read about how teenagers have changes in their circadian rhythm Read the full story about how Seattle schools helped teenagers get more sleep SOURCES CLASSROOM ACTIVITY Visit our website to access recommended activity for classroom on this topic CHAPTER 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Circadian Rhythms 00:32 Hormones’ Roles 01:06 Circadian Shifts 01:17 Social jet lag 01:51 Affect on teenagers 02:32 Stress, sleep and mental health 03:11 Possible solution 03:24 Seattle schools’ success 03:50 What do you think? 04:06 Ending 04:20 Patrons credits #sproutsschools #sleep #teenagers #neuroscience #learn