Elementary school starts at 9:15?!?! Rant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Same old crap. This "shifted circadian rhythm" thing must have magically sprung up with the invention of the computer, cell phone, and texting. I have no recollection at all of ever being tired in high school. My mother says that we all were in bed by 10 and well-rested in the morning. Today kids spend hours on their phones, Facebook, etc, and it cuts into their study time thus they stay up until midnight or later.

Perhaps the school you went to wasn't very challenging. I had sports after school and often activities after that (theater when shows were going on.) Then I took the and then walked a mile home and sometimes didn't get there until 10 o'clock. Then had two+ hours of homework to do. Thankfully my high school did not start until 8:15, but I was tired all the time.

Funny that you should look down at your nose at me. I went to a private school that started at 8am. Got out at 3. Played two varsity sports. I will repeat. I have no recollection of ever being tired in school. Sleeping certainly was not tolerated like it is in public schools today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Same old crap. This "shifted circadian rhythm" thing must have magically sprung up with the invention of the computer, cell phone, and texting. I have no recollection at all of ever being tired in high school. My mother says that we all were in bed by 10 and well-rested in the morning. Today kids spend hours on their phones, Facebook, etc, and it cuts into their study time thus they stay up until midnight or later.

Perhaps the school you went to wasn't very challenging. I had sports after school and often activities after that (theater when shows were going on.) Then I took the and then walked a mile home and sometimes didn't get there until 10 o'clock. Then had two+ hours of homework to do. Thankfully my high school did not start until 8:15, but I was tired all the time.

Funny that you should look down at your nose at me. I went to a private school that started at 8am. Got out at 3. Played two varsity sports. I will repeat. I have no recollection of ever being tired in school. Sleeping certainly was not tolerated like it is in public schools today.

Translation please. Or did you mean to say that private school does not tolerate sleeping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Same old crap. This "shifted circadian rhythm" thing must have magically sprung up with the invention of the computer, cell phone, and texting. I have no recollection at all of ever being tired in high school. My mother says that we all were in bed by 10 and well-rested in the morning. Today kids spend hours on their phones, Facebook, etc, and it cuts into their study time thus they stay up until midnight or later.

Perhaps the school you went to wasn't very challenging. I had sports after school and often activities after that (theater when shows were going on.) Then I took the and then walked a mile home and sometimes didn't get there until 10 o'clock. Then had two+ hours of homework to do. Thankfully my high school did not start until 8:15, but I was tired all the time.

So you were probably getting an extra hour of sleep compared to MCPS high schoolers. My DC gets the bus at 6:40. When I went to HS I think I left home at 7:45. That hour makes a difference. That being said I don't think sleeping in class is encouraged as one PP implied. My DC has had challenging classes 1st period so definitely was awake.

[Anonymous]

Good Lord!

What happened to the good old days when child labor was acceptable and kids were at work by 6 am?