The document discusses a student's homework schedule and lack of sleep. It shows the student spends 4.5 hours on homework each night and goes to bed at 10pm, getting only 7.75 hours of sleep. Research suggests teenagers need 9-10 hours of sleep per night. The student is therefore being deprived of sufficient sleep, which can negatively impact memory, mood, health, and school performance. The document questions whether this is an issue in the class and if teachers should be concerned about students' sleep. It emphasizes children have a right to healthy development and protection under Philippine law.

1. Burn- out!
My II-Sycamore Kid

2. Here’s how my son spend time after
school…

3. After School ……
5:00 pm-earliest Homework Time Allotment
arrival from school Preparation:
5:05-5:10 Snacks=5 a)English=minimu English=1 hour
minutes m of 5 tasks
Filipino=1 hour
b)Filipino=10 + >
7:00-7:30 Supper= 30 questions Science= 30
minutes c)Science= @ least mins
5 questions Math(2
d)Math= @ least 5 subjects)=1 hour
questions each for
Geometry & Makabayan=1
Algebra hour
e)Makabayan
(Araling
Panlipunan; ICT &
Total/Average
other Time spent for
subjects=average HW
of 15 Preparation:4
tasks/questions hours & 30 mins

4. Therefore…
If mealtime= 35 minutes
Homework prep= 4 ½ hours; then
Sleeping time of my kid starts @ 10:00 pm
He wakes up @ 5:45 am
He sleeps @ least 7 hours & 45 minutes daily ( loads
of assignments & projects are given on weekends)

5. How much sleeping time is needed
for teens?
According to the American Sleep Disorders
Association, the average teenager needs around 9.5
hours of sleep per night, possibly because hormones
that are critical to growth and sexual maturation are
released mostly during slumber.
Researchers at Stanford University found in a study
that teenagers require more sleep, by 1 to 2
hours, than do their younger 9- and 10-year-old
siblings, who only require about 8 hours of sleep.

6. Is my son deprived of sleep?
Well he is, how about your kid in II-Sycamore?

7. What is sleep deprivation?
A sufficient lack of restorative sleep over a cumulative
period so as to cause physical or psychiatric symptoms and
affect routine performances of tasks.(Medical Dictionary)
A form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the
victim of sleep.[Wordnet]
Sleep deprivation is a general lack of the necessary
amount of sleep. This may occur as a result of sleep
disorders, active choice or deliberate inducement such as
in interrogation or for torture.

8. How does sleep deprivation affect
our teens?
Sleep deprivation may be undermining teen health-Lack
of sufficient sleep--a rampant problem among teens--
appears to put adolescents at risk for cognitive and
emotional difficulties, poor school performance,
accidents and psychopathology, research suggests.

9. How does sleep deprivation affect
our teens?
Too little sleep may cause:
Memory problems
Depression
A weakening of immune system, increasing chance of becoming
sick
Increase in perception of pain
Follow these links please…
http://www.websters-online-
dictionary.org/definitions/Sleep%20Deprivation
http://www.end-your-sleep-deprivation.com/effects-of-sleep-
deprivation.html

10. Effects of Sleep deprivation

11. Is sleep deprivation an issue/ a
concern in this class?

12. Would teachers care or at least be
concerned on this?

13. Your students are still children…

14. I hope you are aware of
this, specifically…
The Rights of Every Filipino Child
1. To be free. To have a family who will take care of me.
2. It is my right to be born. To have a name and nationality.
3. To have a good education.
4. To develop my potentials.
5. To have enough food and shelter. Have a healthy and active body.
6. To learn good manners and right conduct.
7. To be given an opportunity for play and leisure.
8. To be given protection against abuse, danger and violence due to war and conflict.
9. To live in a peaceful community.
10. To be defended and assisted by the government.