What time should High school start?

Politics & Ed Policy Forum
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9 am

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Science says 9:30 am then a 20 minute on-campus lunch then out by 4:30 pm. This way extracurriculars can start at 8:30 am and at 4:45 pm. Better for the student’s and the teacher’s well-being.

So why not?

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It’s easy - figure out when football practice has to start. Decide length of school day. add sometime to dress for practice. and - school start time.

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Prof.Matthew said:
It’s easy - figure out when football practice has to start. Decide length of school day. add sometime to dress for practice. and - school start time.

I wonder if this is prescriptive (a recommendation) or descriptive (pointing out the absurdity of how the system works).

Other reasons commonly cited, also fairly absurd, include:

  1. high schoolers should have part time jobs during the week, obviously!
  2. bus schedules mean school has to start at 7am, and bus schedules can’t be changed, obviously!
  3. the purpose of school is to toughen you up for the real world by showing you what it’s like!
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School could start at 2pm. Some students will still show up at 3:15pm.

Start time doesn’t really matter. There are schools that start at 7am where all classes are filled first period. There are schools that start at 9:30am where half or less are present.

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@MsBella
It does matter. It affects academics.

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The trouble with our education system is shown in this thread. Ideal time for what!!!

730.is probably best.
Gets school done early for extras and jobs

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Grayson said:
The trouble with our education system is shown in this thread. Ideal time for what!!!

730.is probably best.
Gets school done early for extras and jobs

That was my high school! But what about the kids who take the bus? They have to be up by 6 am or even earlier to be on time for their bus route.

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Grayson said:
The trouble with our education system is shown in this thread. Ideal time for what!!!

730.is probably best.
Gets school done early for extras and jobs

Liberal arts education for K-12 was designed to support class mobility. Prioritizing extras and jobs will reduce the number of poor and middle class children who go on to professional jobs that require further education.