What's so cool about being cool?

      Good day world the earth says hello.  Yup it's time for another amazing blog written by the one and only moi.  The weather may be getting chillier and the air may be a little fresher, but other things are not changing.   Social and school pressure among adolescents is as evident as ever.  
      Teens all over the world just want to "fit in".  They feel a need to be liked and accepted by other teens.  Some of these pressures are harmful and harmless.  These pressures constantly affect how teens act on a daily basis.
      Some social and school pressures include fashion choices and language use.  Many teens are not seen as "cool" if they don't wear the most expensive clothes or the latest styles.  These teens are cast out from the "popular" crowd and considered to be the weirdos and geeks of society.  Mostly all adolescents fear being cast out by their peers.  The use of vulgar language among teens has become regular activity.  Teens hear, see, and speak bad language.  In fact teens don't even see profanity as inappropriate anymore.  They constantly curse in every situation.  Whether they are happy, sad, frustrated, or angry, teens curse.  Profanity's negative connotation is practically invisible among teens.  I guess cursing is the new pink!  Personally I despise profanity and see no need for it's use.  Cursing only brings about violence and negative treatment towards others.  
       So to say the least teen's social and school pressures only cause the destruction of one's family morals and values.  Individuality is lost and replaced by a cookie cutter teen of today.  What is so cool about being cool anyway?

Does sleep affect teens academically?

     Hey guys! Another week another blog. This week I am going to discuss how sleep affects teens academically.  Most teens don't realize just how important sleep really is.  Sleep is ideal for a healthy functioning body.  Efficient sleep is just as important as eating and exercising.  Let me begin this blog by just asking you a simple question.  How much sleep do you normally get each night?
     Most teens would probably answer that they get about four to six hours of sleep each night.  This is not even close to the amount of sleep an average teen should be receiving.  An average teen should be sleeping for about eight to nine hours each night.  The more sleep a teen has the better he or she can perform academically.
     Studies have shown that if an individual learns a new task and then has a good night sleep, he/she will be able to do this new skill better than when he/she first learned it.  The amount of sleep a teen receives is important because every teen needs dream sleep.  Dream sleep is the periods of sleep that an individual dreams.  While dreaming an individual rehearses what one has learned and consolidates what one has learned.    A person must be sleeping for at least four hours to then start the dreaming phase.  That is why it is very important for teens to receive about eight to nine hours of sleep each night.
     So the answer is yes teens sleep affects teens academically.  The more sleep a teens has the better he or she will be academically.