Re:Later school start times are associated with more sleep a...
by crooked-v on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:07PM
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Teenagers are biologically driven to stay up late and wake up late, as shown in studies of sleep schedules in laboratory conditions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2820578/
> Adolescents continue to show a delayed circadian (or internal clock) phase as indicated by daily endocrine rhythms even after several weeks of regulated schedules that allow for sufficient sleep. This delay is maintained under controlled laboratory conditions in which there is limited possibility for social influence.
Re:Later school start times are associated with more sleep a...
by acidtoyman on Thursday February 20, 2020 @11:46PM
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Plenty of adolescents are not "biologically driven to stay up late and wake up late". I woke up at 05:00 or so nearly every morning when I was a teenager—per my internal clock—and I'm not alone.
Re:Later school start times are associated with more sleep a...
by goatlover on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:25PM
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Nah, we need a culture that utilizes the best data and adjusts for that, not some preconceived notion about when everyone should be waking up and being productive.
Re:Later school start times are associated with more sleep a...
by noodle_face_ on Thursday February 20, 2020 @04:50PM
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how about a culture that understands people are just different, and all of them will likely wake up at different times
Re:Later school start times are associated with more sleep a...
by acidtoyman on Thursday February 20, 2020 @11:51PM
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I suggested this below, and within minutes was mercilessly downvoted. Apparently statistical averages are to be employed as Procrustes Beds against these deviants who don't conform to the statistical average.
We need a culture of encouraging school student to go to sleep early and wake up early, and not overtaxing their health by staying up late and wasting time.