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knitter4democracy

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7. I've been saying this for years!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 08:34 PM

Mar 2014

We start at 7:25, and my first hour just plain is tired, cranky, and not ready to learn at all. Second hour is marginally better, but my 4th hour (starting at 10:47) is bright, perky, and fun. That's the way the rest of the day goes. For crying out loud, we need to flip the sports practices and school times or at least the elementary school start times and the high school start times.

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To Keep Teenagers Alert, Schools Let Them Sleep In. [View all] elleng Mar 2014 OP

or parents could just confiscate electronic devices at 9 p.m. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #1

Point missed. Igel Mar 2014 #9

point not missed. grasswire Mar 2014 #10

School starts here at 8:55 and has for 40 years. mbperrin Mar 2014 #2

SMART! elleng Mar 2014 #3

Strangely enough, Odessa, in west Texas, mbperrin Mar 2014 #5

'Strange,' and GOOD NEWS! elleng Mar 2014 #6

We have block period, which starts us at 7:45 for the first section. Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #4

I've been saying this for years! knitter4democracy Mar 2014 #7

YES! elleng Mar 2014 #8

I was just talking to a colleague and parent of a high school student this week about this. LWolf Mar 2014 #11