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Guest: The myth of the lazy teen why the school day should start later Can you help my teenager with his sleep? This is a question we frequently encounter at the Uni ersity of !ashington "edicine #leep Center and #eattle Children$s #leep %isorders Clinic. !e are often met with a loo& of mi'ed relief when parents find out this shift in nighttime wa&efulness is a normal part of adolescent physiology.#till( many students need to )e at school )y *:+, a.m. !hat are parents and teenagers supposed to do? !e suggest that schools )egin the day later for teenagers. #eattle -u)lic #chools plans to sur ey parents this fall a)out school start times for the .,1/011 school year. Currently( our high schools start as early as *:1, a.m.( with arri ing at *:+1 a.m. and requiring much earlier wa&e0up times. The organization #tart #chool 2ater #eattle ad ocates starting classes at a more )iologically ideal time of 3 or 3:+, a.m. 4ationally( U.#. #ecretary of 5ducation 6rne %uncan recently tweeted( 7Common sense to impro e student achie ement that too few ha e implemented: let teens sleep more( start school later.8 9e.later? 6re teens :ust )eing lazy and irresponsi)le )y not going to )ed earlier as many ;nternet message )oards would suggest? <r( is there really a )iologic )asis for the late0night predilection of teens? 2et$s start with the myth of the lazy teen. The )ody$s natural ./0hour alerting cycle( the circadian rhythm( actually shifts a)out one hour later with the onset of pu)erty. Thus( the typical high0school student$s natural time to fall asleep is 11 p.m. or later.

..Computer Coding 2essons 5'panding for =01. #tudents #outh 9ills 9igh #chool teacher #aleta Thomas )ills her class as a digital game0design program for students. >ut once students opt to ta&e the class( they start learning computer coding through )asic programs li&e 6lice( then mo e on to ?lash( @a a#cript( 6ction#cript( and other coding languages. #ince the students in the ?ort !orth( Te'as( school are focused on digital0game creation( often they donAt e en realize theyAre learning computer coding( Thomas says. The Bmar&etingB ploy of la)eling the course digital0game design has had an impact( she says. Computer science wasnAt a popular course at the low0income school( which has struggled o er the past few years to )ring test scores up( )ut the digital0gaming electi e has gone from .. students its first year to /1 this school year( and C1 are pro:ected for the ne't school year. B;f we get the hoo& into them through gaming( then when they go to college they can see thereAs a whole lot more offered in computer science(B Thomas says. B;f you ma:or in computer science( your world is really open.B Computer programmers and software engineers are urging that =01. students )e introduced to computer codingdesigning and writing source code for computers earlier in their educational careers( e en as early as elementary school. 6ccording to the

organizat( which see&s to raise awareness a)out the need for students to learn computer coding( 1./ million :o)s in the computer field( including coding( engineering( and data mining( will )e a aila)le in the United #tates )y .,.,( )ut there will )e only /,,(,,, college students ma:oring in computer science. Those :o)s come with significantly higher wages than :o)s associated with many other college degrees. The starting salary for a .,1+ computer science ma:or is a)out DE/(C,,( a 1 percent increase o er the pre ious year( according to the 4ational 6ssociation of Colleges and 5mployers( )ased in >ethlehem( -a.( which trac&s starting salaries for college graduates.

+.BFou ma&e one decision to )e the &ind of person you choose to )e. Then( when you are presented with situations or temptations( youA e already decided what to do. Fou will quic&ly let others &now that you arenAt going to drin&( do drugs( Bfool aroundB( etc. )ecause none of these acti ities reflect who you want to )e. "a&e <45 decision and all the others fall into place.B

/..; )elie e it is the than&s that comes from ta&ing an in entory of our li es and seeing with fresh eyes how all the e ents ha e )rought us to this moment in time. >eing grateful for the people and the lessons that ha e taught us so much and seeing God$s hand at wor& through those who ha e crossed our paths. 2earning to li e in the present and recognizing the good that surrounds us e en when we are e'periencing a momentary set)ac&. 2oo&ing )ac& on the most difficult times in our li es and seeing the positi e results of our rising a)o e those painful circumstances. 6nd ; )elie e that sometimes( the 7)est8 than&s of all is the confident assurance through faith and hope( that life holds many more )lessings yet to )e disco ered.

1.#ince material well0)eing is not the only component of human de elopment or happiness( there is another pro)lem that widespread use of contracepti es can unleash. The findings of 4o)el laureate George 6&erlof who( despite his protestations that he was in fa or of a)ortion and artificial contraception( demonstrated with empirical e idence that the 7reproducti e technology shoc&8 led to an increase in premarital se'( and due to contracepti e failure( also in unwed mothers( children without fathers and other societal ills. 6 .,,3 Uni ersity of -ennsyl ania study( titled 7#e'ual Ge olution(8 showed that premarital se' in the United #tates )allooned from ,.,E percent of women in 13,, to *1 percent today as contraception pro ided the youth the ease of se' without 7cost8 or responsi)ility.

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ha e we e er really analyzed what it means and disco ered how to apply it to our li es? ;n this series( we will e'plore the arious attri)utes and characteristics that define the way in which God calls us to 2<H5 one another. ;t is my hope that we will successfully adopt these attitudes and )eha iors towards those closest to us. 6nd once we )etter understand how to do that( then we can e'pand that lo e to include those who share our world. ;n this way( we can truly )egin to 72o e our 4eigh)or8 as @esus calls us to do.

*. 54H;G<4"54T( ?G;54%#9;-( !<G=( 9562T9 Ge decorate I paint your home to reflect your feelings. !or& with what you ha e using color( plants I pictures as a foundation. 6nd... ;f you a)solutely hate your location( mo e. Throw out 5H5GFT9;4G that does not gi e you happy feelings I memories. Get rid of e erything that you donAt use and e erything that is useless. Gepair e erything that is )ro&en or throw it away. 9olding on to )ro&en o):ects I )ad memories is >6% energy I affects your lifeJ "a&e new friends and say good)ye to all those who )ring you down. #urround yourself with people who )elie e in you( who support your strengths and not your wea&nesses. -eople who F<U admire and can learn and grow from. The people around you are a reflection of who you are I how you feel a)out yourself. ?ind wor& doing what you lo e( e en if itAs only part time or as a ho))y to )egin. !hat is more important to you?... !or&ing to li e or li ing with :oy to wor&? Kuit eating :un& food( e'cess meat( e'cess sugar( soda( white )read( mil& I margarineJ ... 6nything in a )o' or a can is dead nutrition( full of preser ati es( chemicals you cannot pronounce and to'ic ingredients. %rugs( alcohol and cigarettes are poison. They &ill your )ody and your mind. They are an escape from the world you li e in )ecause... you donAt li&e itJ ;s )eing fatLsic&LdependantLdrugged up( a reflection of the G562 you? Create a new world )efore this one destroys you.

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Tal& a)out ta&ing a dim iew of things. Gesearchers ha e o)tained ultrasharp images of wea&ly illuminated o):ects using a )are minimum of photons: mathematically stitching together information from single particles of light recorded )y each pi'el of a solid0state detector. The achie ement is li&ely to support studies of fragile )iological materials( such as the human eye( that could )e damaged or destroyed )y higher le els of illumination. The de elopment could also ha e applications for military sur eillance( such as in a spy camera that records a scene with a minimum of illumination to elude detection. To create detailed images using single photons( electrical engineer 6hmed =irmani of the "assachusetts ;nstitute of Technology in Cam)ridge and his colleagues de eloped an algorithm that ta&es into account correlations )etween neigh)oring parts of an illuminated o):ect as well as the physics of low0light measurements. The researchersdescri)e their wor& online today in #cience. 7The amount of information they$ e )een a)le to e'tract is quite incredi)le(8 comments e'perimental physicist @ohn 9owell of the Uni ersity of Gochester in 4ew For&( who was not part of the study. 7!e didn$t in ent a new laser or a new detector(8 notes =irmani. ;nstead( he e'plains( the team applied a new imaging algorithm that can )e used with a standard( off0the0shelf photon detector.

3.?orgi eness is an act of &indness that we may e'tend to oursel es or another. Fet it may )e one of the hardest lessons we ha e to learn( especially when it comes to matters of the heart. ;t requires great strength( understanding( compassion and patience. ;t is a state of complete acceptance of Mwhat is$ and transmutation of any pre ious :udgments or fears. >ut what does this mean? 9ow do we truly forgi e and let go? ; )elie e the answer is in our :udgments and in the act of forgi ing oursel es. ;n the dictionary( forgi eness is defined as 7compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgi e( or e'cuse a mista&e or offense. ;t means to cease to feel resentment towards or grant pardon for a particular act or person.8 The two &ey emotions in ol ed are compassion or resentment. Gesentment is a natural )yproduct of our :udgments and when present there is no room for forgi eness. ;t is energy consuming( to'ic and )loc&s us from mo ing forward. ;t suffocates any forgi eness and loc&s people in the past. Compassion is the opposite emotion to resentment. ;t is a higher energy emotion which is &ind( gentle and always patient. Compassion understands that we are all one and &nows that we are all here to learn and grow the )est way we &now how . . . through e'perience. ;t honors mista&es as a natural part of our li es and sees them as needed for any real growth. Compassion remem)ers that there are always two sides to e ery story and what we percei e to )e true may not )e true in the eyes of another. ;t understands that e erything that we attract into our li es ser es a purpose. !hat it also &nows is that we are not intended to )e punished or wronged in any way( :ust that we$re here to learn and grow each and e eryday. >ut how does one )ridge the gap )etween resentments and true forgi eness? ; )elie e the answer is in our :udgments. !e need to learn to let go of our :udgments )y forgi ing oursel es. "any would disagree with this statement and argue that )y suggesting we need to forgi e

oursel es$ is somehow implying we are fundamentally flawed. This is not the case. ;n truth( an e'perience is neither Mgood$ nor M)ad$ and as such does not require a :udgment. ;t$s our mind that see&s to place :udgments upon e'periences so that it may )e a)le to understand( measure( and assimilate the information it is ta&ing in. 9owe er( without the mind$s :udgments( forgi eness is ne er required.

1,.=;4%45## =indness is not :ust for the people you li&e and get alone with...itAs for those who may not li&e you at all for whate er reason( )ut nonetheless God is calling us to wal& in the spirit of &indness )ecasue without it( we )ecome arrogant and self0centered.

The idea is to demonstrate &indness and forgi eness to our sisters( our )rothers( our family and friends and yes( e en to those who has mishandled or mistreated you. ;tAs demonstrating the attri)utes of God and ; &now its easier said than done( )ut with God itAs doa)le.

5 en though God is calling us to )e &ind( in all actually )eing &ind seem to )e a thing of the past( )ecause in our culture today( itAs an eye for an ey mentality. The society we li e in is filled with things li&e: road rage( flash mo) ro))eries( students ha ing a re enge hit list in the schools( cra) mentality on the :o)...if ; canAt ha e neither can you( en y and :ealousy in the church )ecause youAre insecure and feeling some &ind of way a)out another sister or )rothersA giftings.

6s Christians( in order to )e effecti e for God( in order to plant seeds of &indness in the life of another person( you ha e to ta&e on the ?ruit of the #pirit( the fruition of GodAs wor& in us that produces nine isi)le character traits of a Christian life. <ne of which is B=indness.B