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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by djmips on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:47PM (#47227767)
Why not just start school later?
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by timschmidt on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:56AM (#47228675)
Protestant work ethic? I know it's a terrible reason. Seems to be the reason, though.
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by baq on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @01:19AM (#47228802)
DST and time zones have been invented much later than Protestantism, so I wouldn’t worry about the ethical part specifically
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by edoceo on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @01:46AM (#47228993)
I've heard it's so parents can get the kids to school at 0800 and then start job a 0900. But why school is out at 1500 and job at 1700 is a mystery.
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by hilbert42 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @04:42AM (#47230255)
"But why school is out at 1500 and job at 1700 is a mystery."

Same here. And I've never figured out why DST fades the curtains.

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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by kelseydh on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @04:46AM (#47230282)
School ends at 3pm so that the teachers, who work a 9-5 like you, get two hours after class to grade homework and prepare lessons for the next school day.
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by Ntrails on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @08:18AM (#47231889)
I do not believe that teachers are working 9-5 if the children are arriving at 8am. Though to be fair I don't either, so doesn't much matter.
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Re:British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round da... by eloisant on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @07:39AM (#47231454)
It also improves the rush hours by enlarging the time range. Most jobs start at 9am or later, so if kids also started at 9am or later the morning rush hour (for traffic but also public transportation) would be even worse.
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