Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in, says expert

Re:Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in, says e... by LarryMade2 on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @07:42AM (#10190831)

Part of school is to orient our youth to society. You start school early in the day and later in life the young adults will be able to show up for the start of work easier.

While 11am seems extreme I think having the start like 9 or so might be better, but, then again we have the coordination of getting kids to school and you to work in the same time frame then.

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Re:Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in, says e... by marssaxman on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @01:35PM (#10192795)

It doesn't work that way. Circadian rhythms are regulated by the PER3 gene. No amount of practice will convert someone from a late-riser into an early-riser.

The only benefit you might see from forcing those young adults to get up before they are ready to wake up during their school years is that you might condition them to see their hours of morning grogginess as normal and reduce the psychological distress they might otherwise feel when considering the prospect of going through that experience every work day for year after year with no prospect of relief.

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Re:Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in, says e... by valdiorn on Wednesday September 09, 2015 @12:51PM (#10192532)

Maybe if we changed school, then rest of society would follow when they see the great results.

Also, conditioning yourself to wake up at a certain time... your body doesn't work that way.

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