Every year around early November, most of us change our clocks back an hour. It’s nice for bright mornings, but it also means it gets dark before dinner.
In the United States, Daylight Savings Time was originally put into effect to lessen the amount of fuel and coal used as a wartime effort. According to a Princeton Survey Research Associates International survey, 71% of Americans preferred to stay in either Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time all year, and only 28% of Americans preferred to keep the time switch.
Even an hour shift goes against a person’s sleep schedule, making it harder to fall asleep and wake up. This may lead to sleep deprivation which can then lead to bigger accidents.
WJPS junior Thekli Chronis said, “I believe Daylight Savings Time is a good thing because in fall we gain an hour of sleep.”
WJPS senior Daniela Santamaria said, “It would be better to get rid of the time change because all it does is confuse people’s minds and bodies every year.”
The time change is troubling and inconvenient and only around 70 countries in the world participate in it, so we should finally put an end to the change that confuses our bodies twice a year.
“Clock Tower” by nathanmac87 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
