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Loxx April 4th, 2016 2:40pm

Do American high schools start too early?

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4boot LaTrineodeur, MN
04/04/16 10:14 pm

Looking back at my own experience, the days started too early...8:00, and were too long, ending at 3:30, with just a 25 minute lunch break. In my junior year, I got up around 5:30 to deliver newspapers for money. I stayed after school as late as 6:30 for basketball practice. That spring I missed two weeks of school after catching pneumonia, likely due to a weakened immune system from overwork.

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auntiesamm Lake Stevens WA
04/04/16 11:33 am

They need to adjust. Chances are if they enter the work world a schedule will begin early. The work world will not adjust to them.

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PamGH SW Washington
04/04/16 3:17 pm

Politely disagree. Their circadian rhythm will change naturally as they mature into adulthood.

camlop San Diego, CA
04/04/16 5:41 pm

In addition to what the others said, many offices don't open until 9. I know of many schools that start at 7. It's ridiculous.

PamGH SW Washington
04/04/16 11:08 am

There is definitive research that deals with the circadian rhythms of adolescents. The short version is they are not morning people and fair much better on a more delayed schedule than is typically offered by our high schools.

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