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6:15? Holy crap. High school here (Australia) starts at 8:50. And even then I think that's too early for natural teenage sleep patterns. My kids are lucky in t

6:15? Holy crap. High school here (Australia) starts at 8:50. And even then I think that's too early for natural teenage sleep patterns. My kids are lucky in that we're close enough to school that they can leave at around 8:15. When I was in high school I had to get the bus at 7:30, which was a real struggle. The idea of starting school at 6:15 is just pure insanity.

calt 4y ago
My public school in the US always started at 8:00. I've never heard of a 6:15 start time. Also, school was never a full 8 hours. So I'm confused about their reasoning.
- anthomtb 4y ago
  I am going on 2 decades removed from my American high school, so maybe things have changed. But I also recall starting school within +/- 10 minutes of 8:00 AM. The only exception was strictly extracurricular, a men's choir which practiced between 7:00 and 8:00 AM. The expectation, implicitly, was that parents or friends were going to be the ones getting you there.
- alistairSH 4y ago
  My high schools first period started around 7:20. Not as bad a 6, but still too early IMO.
geraldwhen 4y ago
I took an optional extra class at 630. It wasn’t bad; I just went to sleep earlier to compensate.
myko 4y ago
As a middle / HS student in the rural US I got on my bus at 5:55 to start school at 7:30. When I wasn't in sports I would leave school at 2:30 on the bus and get home at 4:30 (we stopped at the elementary school to pick them up and take them home in the afternoons). When I had sports I would usually get home from practice at around 6-630 at night. Ideal time management would mean I'd eat and do an hour or two of homework, but usually I'd stay up until ~2AM using dialup internet to MUD with friends. I was exhausted! Playing MUD did help lead me to my career though, so I suppose it wasn't all bad.

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6:15? Holy crap. High school here (Australia) starts at 8:50. And even then I think that's too early for natural teenage sleep patterns. My kids are lucky in t

by JenrHywy 4y ago

calt 4y ago
My public school in the US always started at 8:00. I've never heard of a 6:15 start time. Also, school was never a full 8 hours. So I'm confused about their reasoning.
- anthomtb 4y ago
  I am going on 2 decades removed from my American high school, so maybe things have changed. But I also recall starting school within +/- 10 minutes of 8:00 AM. The only exception was strictly extracurricular, a men's choir which practiced between 7:00 and 8:00 AM. The expectation, implicitly, was that parents or friends were going to be the ones getting you there.
- alistairSH 4y ago
  My high schools first period started around 7:20. Not as bad a 6, but still too early IMO.
geraldwhen 4y ago
I took an optional extra class at 630. It wasn’t bad; I just went to sleep earlier to compensate.
myko 4y ago
As a middle / HS student in the rural US I got on my bus at 5:55 to start school at 7:30. When I wasn't in sports I would leave school at 2:30 on the bus and get home at 4:30 (we stopped at the elementary school to pick them up and take them home in the afternoons). When I had sports I would usually get home from practice at around 6-630 at night. Ideal time management would mean I'd eat and do an hour or two of homework, but usually I'd stay up until ~2AM using dialup internet to MUD with friends. I was exhausted! Playing MUD did help lead me to my career though, so I suppose it wasn't all bad.