The Juneau School District is currently looking at plans to have a later high school start time, largely by flipping times with elementary schools.Juneau School District officials are looking into the possibility of flipping elementary and high school start times, giving high schoolers an extra hour and 15 minutes before classes begin in the morning.
District spokeswoman Kristin Bartlett emphasized that the idea is only in its early stages. Public forums, a thorough public explanation and more research would precede any decisions. No timeline has been set.
According to the article, the High Schools currently have a start time of 8 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. whereas Elementary Schools go from 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Many studies have shown that teenagers are biologically wired to stay up later at night and wake up later than younger children and adults. Some experts believe starting school later can improve high school students' performance. There may be other scheduling advantages, too, Bartlett said.
Makes sense, think back to your high school days and all the times you slept in class or your classmates slept in class. What are your thoughts? Do you think high school's should start later?
But what am I suppose to do in terms of supervision? Stay home from work until my kids go to school?
ReplyDeleteMakes sense to do that, but when I was in school, I would rather have early classes and get out early.
ReplyDeleteAnd Barry proves a valid point, but high school students generally don't need supervision.
Speaking from a teenagers point of view (I am one), I think schools should start later.
ReplyDeleteIt's physically impossible for me to fall asleep before 11 pm. That gives me approx 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep.
to be energetic in the morning, you need to wake up naturally, no alarm clock. That's happened 5 times out of 180 school days for me.
You can imagine my mornings....