The American Education System Fails to Address the Complexity of the Brain The American education system is flawed in recognizing the specific learning needs that adolescents have due to complexity of their brain. To obtain and retain information, children and adolescents need sufficient sleep. With current early arrival policies, it would appear that most aren't getting enough. Men and women (young or old) learn and understand information in different ways, based on specific variations in their brains, and these needs are not met in the typical classroom. Teenagers are usually not alert in the morning. Biologically, adolescents feel the need to sleep later and for longer periods of time than adults. Likewise, adolescents feel social pressures that influence their sleep habits; many want to communicate with friends whenever possible and maintain a healthy social life. That being the case, the suggestion of going to bed earlier isn't exactly plausible. The practical solution is to allow young people to sleep later, so they can function during school hours. Most audiences...