High School Crew

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Anonymous wrote:Usually every day but Sunday pp

In the water? That is tough for high school. When do they do homework?

DC schedule. School finishes close to 3, on the water by 4 - till 6 or 6.30. Getting out of G'town to Rockville, about an hour, so we're settling in the house by 7.30/8. Off to bed until 11 or so. HW from 11 - till 3 or later depending, or don't go straight to bed (if they have energy), and stay up till 12 or 1. So on a good night DC gets 4+, on a great night 6. It's a lot easier for kids who live closer to where they practice. Some schools practice in the morning - now that's tough.

Ugh, that is horrible

That is one of the stupidest things I've heard of. If true, I have no problem in being judgmental and saying it is an abdication of responsibility on the part of the parent. I wish you'd mention it to your pediatrician so you could learn about the importance of sleep to teenagers. I also pray your child never drives because they could fall asleep behind the wheel.

I would note that this is not about the rowing -- clearly the child is spending way too much time on homework (or in their room with the computer on with part of the time spent on homework). A child home by 7:30 - 8:00 pm (pretty standard for private school kids who play a varsity sport who have some sort of commute) does not need to get only 4-6 hours of sleep per night. If this is done in pursuit of the perfect college then that is just misguided.

Please do not think this is normal. I have kids, am a teacher, and have coached high school sports and this is not normal by any means.

Two honors classes , and 1 AP. 4 hours is the norm, as there is homework in every subject most nights, with Calc+ being the most time consuming one. And when you're tired, it takes longer to complete x amount of math problems/and watch video lectures.

1. I don't get the math. How does 4 hours of homework mean 4 hours of sleep a night? Work from 8 pm - midnight, maybe get up at 6 am for the commute -- that's still 6 hours. I guess the poster said "4-6 hours."
2. If a child is sleeping only 4 hours regularly and that is because of homework in advanced classes, the child should not be taking as many advanced classes. If this is about college, you should worry less about 20 slots higher on US News & World and more about whether your child's physical and mental health.
3. If it's crew that puts this over the top then drop crew.

There's no reason for parents to allow a child to have this sort of schedule. If it's 6 hours of sleep a night -- well, not enough for a teenager but probably okay for a busy, ambitious kid. If it is four hours that is a major problem. Talk to your family doctor and you'll see that it's no minor thing.

This is not an anomaly for students who go to schools like STA/NCS and have a nationally ranked crew program. This is a regular day for my children who have a 45 minute -1 hour commute from home to school.

Thanks for telling her! My DC (the one with lil sleep), is having a ball this weekend at the sweetlife concert. So they balance things out... They love/addict to crew, so they don't mind the sacrifice.

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Why wouldn't kids do their homework in those 1 hour commutes. Wouldn't that be a better use of time so they can sleep once they are home?

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To be honest, any sport at STA will basically have the same impact (although crew has regattas which eat up basically the whole of Saturday). They come home earliest at 6:30 (if they live close to the school), have dinner and then start homework, usually going to at least 12. For the person who says this is not normal, I agree it may not be but it absolutely is normal at STA. But I don't blame crew for that. If the kids are wise they'll use their time during the day, but frankly, they also need breaks. I get it why they don't use their breaks for homework. They use their breaks for breaks!

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At schools like STA and NCS, when you get to the junior/senior level, there is a high chance that basically every class you take will be AP or the equivalent. It's just the reason that their programs are so demanding.

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Anonymous wrote:At schools like STA and NCS, when you get to the junior/senior level, there is a high chance that basically every class you take will be AP or the equivalent. It's just the reason that their programs are so demanding.

There are plenty of STA students who do not work that hard. Many boys in particular do not routinely do all their homework every night in all their classes. They tend to skip the reading and cram for tests. And they go off campus for breaks for food a lot. Parents, if you pay for a credit card for your kid and it says "Bruegger's" on it a lot, rest assured your child is never working during his breaks.

All of this "rowers get 4 hours of sleep a night" line reminds me of all the novice rowers at college blathering about early morning workouts/ergs/Vespolis/blah blah blah. It's generally very overblown.

And please don't tell me rowers aren't texting/snap chatting/yik-yakking/Vining/YouTubing/tweeting like every other kid with a million screens whose parents think they do 5 hours straight of homework a night.

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The crew team at my exclusive private school did a lot of the heavy drinking.

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Anonymous wrote:The crew team at my exclusive private school did a lot of the heavy drinking.

And probably didn't do so well in competition, either.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS is a very diverse school and the rowing team looked fantastic at a regatta the other day.

GDS just finished an amazing season -- kudos to the rowers and coaches!

+1. They are a fantastic team.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS is a very diverse school and the rowing team looked fantastic at a regatta the other day.

GDS just finished an amazing season -- kudos to the rowers and coaches!

+1. They are a fantastic team.

None of the 4 GDS boats at Stotesbury even finished in the top half of their qualifying heat, let alone reached a semifinal.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS is a very diverse school and the rowing team looked fantastic at a regatta the other day.

GDS just finished an amazing season -- kudos to the rowers and coaches!

+1. They are a fantastic team.

None of the 4 GDS boats at Stotesbury even finished in the top half of their qualifying heat, let alone reached a semifinal.

Boys Senior Four Heat -.St. Johns College HS - 18th out of 60...Georgetown Day 36th, Gonzaga 34th... Bishop O'Connell... 5th....Wilson and Blair, 13th and 16th...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually every day but Sunday pp

In the water? That is tough for high school. When do they do homework?

DC schedule. School finishes close to 3, on the water by 4 - till 6 or 6.30. Getting out of G'town to Rockville, about an hour, so we're settling in the house by 7.30/8. Off to bed until 11 or so. HW from 11 - till 3 or later depending, or don't go straight to bed (if they have energy), and stay up till 12 or 1. So on a good night DC gets 4+, on a great night 6. It's a lot easier for kids who live closer to where they practice. Some schools practice in the morning - now that's tough.

This is slightly off topic or maybe severely off topic, but the lack of sleep thing might help explain something that has baffled me. The girls on my SD's crew team…for how much they exercise (and i know they work really hard) seem to have a higher amount of body fat than you'd expect. I'm not being critical and I think women should love their bodies, it's just an observation. Because chronic sleep deprivation wreaks havoc with metabolism, maybe this helps explain why my SD and her teammates aren't as cut as I thought they'd be.

Also I can verify that what the above poster says about sleep. My SD usually gets a max of 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually every day but Sunday pp

In the water? That is tough for high school. When do they do homework?

DC schedule. School finishes close to 3, on the water by 4 - till 6 or 6.30. Getting out of G'town to Rockville, about an hour, so we're settling in the house by 7.30/8. Off to bed until 11 or so. HW from 11 - till 3 or later depending, or don't go straight to bed (if they have energy), and stay up till 12 or 1. So on a good night DC gets 4+, on a great night 6. It's a lot easier for kids who live closer to where they practice. Some schools practice in the morning - now that's tough.

This is slightly off topic or maybe severely off topic, but the lack of sleep thing might help explain something that has baffled me. The girls on my SD's crew team…for how much they exercise (and i know they work really hard) seem to have a higher amount of body fat than you'd expect. I'm not being critical and I think women should love their bodies, it's just an observation. Because chronic sleep deprivation wreaks havoc with metabolism, maybe this helps explain why my SD and her teammates aren't as cut as I thought they'd be.

Also I can verify that what the above poster says about sleep. My SD usually gets a max of 6.

These winners don't look fat...http://stotesburycupregatta.com/2015-winners/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually every day but Sunday pp

In the water? That is tough for high school. When do they do homework?

DC schedule. School finishes close to 3, on the water by 4 - till 6 or 6.30. Getting out of G'town to Rockville, about an hour, so we're settling in the house by 7.30/8. Off to bed until 11 or so. HW from 11 - till 3 or later depending, or don't go straight to bed (if they have energy), and stay up till 12 or 1. So on a good night DC gets 4+, on a great night 6. It's a lot easier for kids who live closer to where they practice. Some schools practice in the morning - now that's tough.

This is slightly off topic or maybe severely off topic, but the lack of sleep thing might help explain something that has baffled me. The girls on my SD's crew team…for how much they exercise (and i know they work really hard) seem to have a higher amount of body fat than you'd expect. I'm not being critical and I think women should love their bodies, it's just an observation. Because chronic sleep deprivation wreaks havoc with metabolism, maybe this helps explain why my SD and her teammates aren't as cut as I thought they'd be.

Also I can verify that what the above poster says about sleep. My SD usually gets a max of 6.

These winners don't look fat...http://stotesburycupregatta.com/2015-winners/

The girls junior quad?

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I wonder what shape all you parents are in. It's really sad that you have to take a website showcasing athletic excellence and point out which ones are fat. Seriously, you parents suck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:GDS is a very diverse school and the rowing team looked fantastic at a regatta the other day.

GDS just finished an amazing season -- kudos to the rowers and coaches!

They still pretty much never win any races, like Sidwell, when compared to other schools such as Gonzaga, STA, and NCS.