As I sat there, writing my research paper, I looked at the clock. It read 11:55, signaling five minutes before the internet shut down. Unfortunately I don't have 3G capability as I find the contract quite expensive. Since the clock has passed midnight, I can no longer do research for my final 10-page history paper. I'm not an early sleeper and was still wide awake as the new day approached. Feeling bored and deprived of my homework, I tried watching some TV on my computer to cheer myself up. And of course, I can't play anything on my computer without the Internet. NMH will be doing students a favor if it decides to offer all students unlimited Internet connection that doesn't turn off at night. The school should have confidence that we will be responsible enough not to waste all our time browsing useless websites and that we will use unlimited internet for the benefit of our academics. The biggest problem I have with the internet not working at midnight every night is that by doing so, NMH treats our diverse student body as if we are all asleep at the same time. The fact of the matter is that everyone gets tired at different times and goes to bed at different times. Students also have different schedules, and students who have busier schedules than others simply can't get their work done before midnight. Many students participate in time-consuming activities such as sports, student conferences, musicals, and dances; of course, those students might work late into the night compared to students who don't sign up for anything. Internet politics then becomes intrusive when NMH moves to Google; you lose the ability to study, research, write papers, and participate in myriad other academic activities without the ability to go online. When you disconnect a piece of paper, your child is free to use the Internet at any time at home, so who is NMH to say they shouldn't be able to do that here. Overall, I believe there is a line between being thoughtful and being pushy, and stripping ourselves of our Internet privileges to try to alter our personal lives and force us to sleep, unfortunately, falls on the pushy side. The reason I stay up past midnight is to finish homework, and having access to the internet will become even more critical as NMH turns to Google. If NMH is an elementary school trying to prepare its students for college, turning off the Internet after twelve is really foolish, since colleges have no Internet access hours. For educational reasons, I don't see how a little academic effort in the late hours now and then would be detrimental to my growth; it could, however, help me pass AP chemistry.