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> If they can't cope now, how will they cope then? Elementary school students (especially in the early grades; it's less of a problem for the 10-11 year olds)
by bzbarsky 8y ago
> If they can't cope now, how will they cope then?
Elementary school students (especially in the early grades; it's less of a problem for the 10-11 year olds) typically need someone to help them get out the door in the morning and someone to meet them when they come after school. This introduces a coupling between school start/stop times and parent work schedules.
Your typical high schooler can get themselves to and from school on their own and doesn't need to be watched over when they come home, so their school schedule doesn't really have to match up to the parents' work schedule.
- lackbeard 8y agoAnd earlier is better for most parents of early elementary students?
- bzbarsky 8y agoThe article was making it sound like later is better. Maybe because that way you can drop the kids off on the way to work and then have more work time in the afternoon while they're still in school? But I suspect it's more likely that whatever time it is works because you set up your work shift schedule around it or whatnot, but you don't have control over _changing_ that work shift schedule, so changing the school start times becomes a problem. This is obviously not an issue for people with flexible enough working hours.