Healthy school start time

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

They don't read it's obvious. If they ever read this board and outside this board, they would very much support studying and bell times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

The discussion is about start times so the issue would be electronics at home not school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

As someone who has suffered from lifelong insomnia/ falling asleep issues I find your comments pretty obnoxious. It’s fine to have a different perspective. There are multiple considerations. You don’t need to deny that circadian rhythms are real.

Also fwiw I do just fine adulting in the early hour of the morning but high school was this weird time I had to be up at 6:30am and it didn’t happen to me again until I was much older.

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

troll poster who can't come up with anything else: Kids are not up because they are on their phones. If you had kids, you would know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

you didn't understand science when you took it in high school and you certainly don't understand it now "Little Larla we get up and milk the cows and feed the goats churn butter before school now let me go tuck you into bed..."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

The discussion is about start times so the issue would be electronics at home not school.

READ THE POST YOU RESPINDED TO: ”The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn.”

Where did you get the dumb idea that only the use of screens outside the school setting impacts kids brains?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

The discussion is about start times so the issue would be electronics at home not school.

READ THE POST YOU RESPINDED TO: ”The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn.”

Where did you get the dumb idea that only the use of screens outside the school setting impacts kids brains?

Okay, but there are plenty of hours between getting home and going to bed... and if it is such a concern, don't let them have it at home and enforce bedtime and healthy sleep habits. Stop expecting MCPS to parent your kids. Obviously, screens are ok as you are here.

If you change start times by 30 minutes, they don't get more sleep, they just go to bed 30 minutes later as everything shifts back, and in some situations, they may have to get up even earlier as sports and activities are in the AM before school.

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

you didn't understand science when you took it in high school and you certainly don't understand it now "Little Larla we get up and milk the cows and feed the goats churn butter before school now let me go tuck you into bed..."

Some kids like mine have sports before school. You clearly don't understand how to parent. You take the electronics and enforce bed time. Its not that hard. Try it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

You are that troll again. Students are expected to be on screens all day long IN CLASS,fool, and continue to do homework on screens. Were you planning to change that of the way teaching and learning is happening in MCPS? Didn't think so.

It depends on the class but you can take your kids electronics and tell them to go to bed. Simple. You are the troll.

you didn't understand science when you took it in high school and you certainly don't understand it now "Little Larla we get up and milk the cows and feed the goats churn butter before school now let me go tuck you into bed..."

Some kids like mine have sports before school. You clearly don't understand how to parent. You take the electronics and enforce bed time. Its not that hard. Try it.

Your kids must have big issue with electronics as you bring it up every time. If your kids already get up for sports before school, they won't be affected by any changes to school start times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And it's been looked at, studied, and you've been told NO to moving HS any later already (beyond the 20 minutes its been moved). When my teens do this I tell them to stop badgering me. You're supposedly an adult, so please, move along.

I’ve lived in MoCo for 2 years and my children are 8 and under. Reopen a debate 10 years later and it is an almost entirely new set of families having the discussion. I have certainly not been told “no.”

Plus we’ve had numerous different superintendents since then, we have some new school board members, we have newer technology and we’ve expanded the use of technology in general, we’re trying improve attendance, we’re about to change boundaries, we’re about to switch from centralized upcounty and downcounty magnets to smaller regional specialized programs so more high school students can take more rigorous classse, the college application process is an ever-escalating arms race.

The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn. BOE and Taylor - do your job and adjust bell times!

Actually, instead of telling others to do their job, as a parent do your. Restrict screens and tech yourself. You can refuse to get your kids tech and you can enforce bed times and good routines for healthy sleep. I don't get why so many parents expect MCPS to parent their kids vs. teach.

Re-read the post you’re responding to. It’s not about personal tech use at home. PP was specifically talking about use of screens in school.

The discussion is about start times so the issue would be electronics at home not school.

READ THE POST YOU RESPINDED TO: ”The rise of screens and tech in the educational space has meant more strain on eyes and hands. Restful sleep is needed to function and actually learn.”

Where did you get the dumb idea that only the use of screens outside the school setting impacts kids brains?

Okay, but there are plenty of hours between getting home and going to bed... and if it is such a concern, don't let them have it at home and enforce bedtime and healthy sleep habits. Stop expecting MCPS to parent your kids. Obviously, screens are ok as you are here.

If you change start times by 30 minutes, they don't get more sleep, they just go to bed 30 minutes later as everything shifts back, and in some situations, they may have to get up even earlier as sports and activities are in the AM before school.

So when we’re talking about rejuvenation of the brain, there are plenty of hours between school dismissal and bedtime, but when we talk about extracurricular activities, they can’t possibly be pushed back because there’s not enough time to fit them in after school with a later dismissal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you not heard of Sandra Landis?

Sandra Landis where are things at this time?
Thomas and Sue Taylor - you have many kids, speak up, do the right thing, God is watching.