Shelly Nielsen sees students fall asleep in class at least twice a week. "When I see

teens asleep in my class, I wonder if I am really that boring", said Nielsen, a teacher. "I also wonder why they are so tired." Neilson first tried to wake up sleeping students quietly. If the snoozing continues, she may call a student's parents to find out how much sleep the students is getting at night and why.

According to a research, teens need at least nine hours of sleep to function

properly during the day. And more than 90 percent of teens say they are sleeping less than that each night.

"The big problem is the social demand for homework, video games and friends. Teens don't understand how important sleep is." said Dr. Carl Lawyer, a specialist.

Rebecca Lucas, another teacher agrees. "Teens are busy," she said, " many

activities force them to get home pretty late. When I see teens sleeping in my class, I feel sad. I also feel frustrated because I have so much to teach in such a short amount of time and teens sleeping in the class slows me down."

Al Taylor, a teacher says sleeping is not allowed in his class. "When I see a teen

sleeping in my class, I feel bad that they didn't get enough sleep but they need to correct it at home," Taylor said. "I've raised teenage boys myself. Teenagers like to wait to the last minute to do their homework so that they often stay up late trying to finish it."

1. What is the teacher's name/
2. How much sleep do teens need?
3. Do most teens get that much?
4. What is one thing that prevents them from getting enough sleep?
5. What's another?
6. What is Dr. Lawyer's job?
7. What is Rebecca Lucas' profession?
8. How does she feel when kids sleep in class?
9. What is Al Taylor's profession?
10. Does he have his own children?
11. Are they girls?
12. What does he say about homework?
13. What does shelly Nielsen see in her class?
14. What does she wonder about?
15. What does Shelly Nielsen do sometimes if kids are sleeping in class?
16. does she do anything else?
17. What does she want to know from the parents?
18. What percentage of teens don't get 9 hours of sleep?

Numbered answers:
1. Shelly Nielsen
2. nine hours
3. No
4. video games
5. friends
6. Sleep specialist
7. teacher
8. bad
9. teacher
10. Yes
11. No
12. Teenagers like to wait to the last minute to do their homework
13. teen sleeping
14. if it needs to be corrected at home
15. wake up sleeping students quietly
16. she may call a student's parents
17. to find out how much sleep the students is getting at night and why
18. 90 percent