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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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