Re:Early morning university classes linked to poor sleep and...
by mlyle on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @10:31AM
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It looks like late wake times peak from ages 14-19. There's a well-documented circadian rhythm shift affecting teens.
Hence schools rejiggering (and California requiring by law) later start times for high school students.
At the school I teach at, middle school students were taken along for the ride, because at our school we need to be on a common schedule (crossover teachers, MS students in HS classes). Of course, on the flip-side, no one wants to push it too late because of things like sports and outings with family wanting to have some daylight after school; we ended up starting 30 minutes later, but also shortening the school day by 15 minutes (and doing some clever schedule changes to claw back most of the instructional time lost).
Hence schools rejiggering (and California requiring by law) later start times for high school students.
At the school I teach at, middle school students were taken along for the ride, because at our school we need to be on a common schedule (crossover teachers, MS students in HS classes). Of course, on the flip-side, no one wants to push it too late because of things like sports and outings with family wanting to have some daylight after school; we ended up starting 30 minutes later, but also shortening the school day by 15 minutes (and doing some clever schedule changes to claw back most of the instructional time lost).