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Re:Poor Grades Tied to Class Times That Don’t Match Our Biol... by learc83 on Friday March 30, 2018 @03:56PM (#16719306)
In most of the US, during elementary school, you generally have 1 teacher throughout the day that teaches all subjects, and you only leave to go to PE, art, or music once per day.

Since the whole getting kids to school early so that someone can watch them while the parents work only really only applies to younger students, this isn't a problem.

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Re:Poor Grades Tied to Class Times That Don’t Match Our Biol... by greenyoda on Friday March 30, 2018 @04:57PM (#16719743)
> Since the whole getting kids to school early so that someone can watch them while the parents work only really only applies to younger students, this isn't a problem.

I'd guess that a significant fraction of teenagers would have difficulty waking up and getting to school on time if they didn't have a parent around to wake them up, feed them breakfast, push them out the door, etc. Not all teens are self-motivated and independent enough to do this on their own every single day.

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