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Reading this thread it appears high school in the US starts a lot earlier than in the UK. Even the article states: "We show that a delay in the high school sta
by kjakm 7y ago
Reading this thread it appears high school in the US starts a lot earlier than in the UK.
Even the article states: "We show that a delay in the high school start times from 7:50 to 8:45 a.m. had several measurable benefits for students".
In my experience at least, high school in the UK doesn't start earlier than 9am and usually starts at 9:30am. End of day is about 3:30/4:00pm.
What's the reasoning for starting to early in the US?
- netcraft 7y agoI'm not sure if its universal, but in my district the biggest reason - or at least the most often stated challenge to changing the times for high school - is that we have limited buses that service the high school first, then middle and then elementary.
- joezydeco 7y agoMy district uses that excuse, and the logical answer is to swap elementary and high school start times. In my district the HS start is 7:20, middle at 8:05, elementary at 9:00. Any parent will tell you 9:00 is a crazy late time of the morning for a kindergartener.
- jessaustin 7y agoI would wonder whether anyone who willingly created such a backwards schedule could be fit to run a school, except I've met the people who run the public schools in this country...
- germinalphrase 7y agoAdvocate. Public institutions are strong when locals are engaged in their success.
- germinalphrase 7y agoThe high school I teach at starts at 7:30 and ends at 2 pm.
- anigbrowl 7y agoA quasi-religious belief in the virtue of work, ably summarized here: https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Protestant-work-ethic-that-took-root-in-faith-is-1834963.php https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Protestant...