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That is... not how DST works.

by thefz 2y ago

Dylan16807 2y ago
What do you mean? I think it's reasonable to assume the school will be starting at roughly the same clock time in all scenarios. That's the entire point of choosing between permanent winter and permanent summer time, isn't it? So if you extend summer time into the months where the sun is already late to rise, now days that started at a nice hour have to start at the crack of dawn, days that started at the crack of dawn have to start an hour before dawn, and days that started long before dawn get even further before dawn.
- trgn 2y ago
  Why is starting at crack of dawn bad? For night owls, so much daylight is wasted in the early morning hours. For children, they'll be shoved off into a classroom building at dawn any way, might as well enjoy more daylight after the schoolday. What am I missing haha?
  - Dylan16807 2y ago
    Teenagers naturally go to sleep later and wake up later. If their schools start early, that's bad for their health and their education. In other words, they need that early morning sunlight to help keep a healthy schedule. It's not wasted.
    - trgn 2y ago
      > they need that early morning sunlight to help keep a healthy schedule this is the part that I don't get. So a teenager needs a later schoolday because they're night owls. 100% agreed with that. But why would they need the early morning daylight? They'll sleep that sunlight away anyway! Wouldn't a shift to a later schoolday, with the DST shift of a later sunrise later, not complement each other very well? Rather than say, just shifting the schoolday later, but then have all that sunlight in the early morning when they are still sleeping.
      - alan-hn 2y ago
        Circadian rhythm is based on light cycles not a clock........
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    >For night owls, so much daylight is wasted in the early morning hours. Not any more: it's better to sleep as much as possible during daylight hours, and spend more of your time outside after the sun has gone down. The reason for this should be obvious by looking at any current weather report.

That is... not how DST works.

by thefz 2y ago

That is... not how DST works.

What do you mean? I think it's reasonable to assume the school will be starting at roughly the same clock time in all scenarios. That's the entire point of choosing between permanent winter and permanent summer time, isn't it? So if you extend summer time into the months where the sun is already late to rise, now days that started at a nice hour have to start at the crack of dawn, days that started at the crack of dawn have to start an hour before dawn, and days that started long before dawn get even further before dawn.

trgn 2y ago
Why is starting at crack of dawn bad? For night owls, so much daylight is wasted in the early morning hours. For children, they'll be shoved off into a classroom building at dawn any way, might as well enjoy more daylight after the schoolday. What am I missing haha?
- Dylan16807 2y ago
  Teenagers naturally go to sleep later and wake up later. If their schools start early, that's bad for their health and their education. In other words, they need that early morning sunlight to help keep a healthy schedule. It's not wasted.
  - trgn 2y ago
    > they need that early morning sunlight to help keep a healthy schedule this is the part that I don't get. So a teenager needs a later schoolday because they're night owls. 100% agreed with that. But why would they need the early morning daylight? They'll sleep that sunlight away anyway! Wouldn't a shift to a later schoolday, with the DST shift of a later sunrise later, not complement each other very well? Rather than say, just shifting the schoolday later, but then have all that sunlight in the early morning when they are still sleeping.
    - alan-hn 2y ago
      Circadian rhythm is based on light cycles not a clock........
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  >For night owls, so much daylight is wasted in the early morning hours. Not any more: it's better to sleep as much as possible during daylight hours, and spend more of your time outside after the sun has gone down. The reason for this should be obvious by looking at any current weather report.