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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's an idea that will cost the school system nothing.  FCPS should adopt a liberal tardy policy for middle schoolers. Your kids can roll in after they got their 8 hours of sleep, at the next class start time. The benefits of more sleep can only help them academically and it won't interrupt the students that are already there. It's a pretty genius idea, if I do say so myself. :)

And while we're at it, kick the boundary change can down the road instead. No one seems on board with those changes.[/quote]

Or, take away your middle schoolwrs phone by 9PM so they can fall asleep, and wake them up on time.

#BasicParentingSkills[/quote]

[b]Actually they need 9-12 hours of sleep[/b], it varies per child, and there is a natural tendency to stay up later.  A 9 PM bedtime would mean some kids would still need to sleep until 7-9 a.m., so they would still be sleep deprived with the same start times.  If the school really cares about sleep, and it's a health problem, it should be treated like any other illness or health condition--up to the parents' discretion.[/quote]

Actually, the CDC recommends 6-12 year olds get 9-12 hours of sleep per night and 13-18 year olds should get 8-10.  So really, the later start times for the elementary kids are ideal.  Shifting middle school no later than 8/830 am would get the middle schoolers 8 hours if they're in bed by 11, even more if they're in bed earlier. [/quote]

Why don't you listen to the teachers?  [i]Speaking from experience, teaching young kids in the afternoon is quite different from the energy level earlier in the day.[/i]

What time do you think elementary kids go to bed?  Mine were in bed by 9 most nights.  Younger elementary, by 8:30 lights out.[/quote]

The same applies to middle and high school. Over the past 30 years, I've taught both middle and high school. The students are far more engaged and energetic in the morning. The last classes of the day are sluggish, sleepy, and unable to participate the way the kids in the morning did.[/quote]

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