• KISSmyOS@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Cause the parents need to make the kids ready for school before they themselves drive to work.
    If school started later, all jobs would have to start later, too.

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    8 months ago

    Because if you get the kids sleep deprived early in life they won’t notice how overworked and underpaid the system leaves them.

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    8 months ago

    One thing that was not addressed in the article is morality. Among the other things I learned during 50 years in the workforce is that sleep is treated as a moral issue.

    Choosing to “stay up late” or choosing to “sleep in” are decadent, unless it’s a result of late socializing. Choosing to go to bed when tired instead of staying up socializing is antisocial and even an insult to others. Choosing a sleep schedule that is natural and healthy is selfish when it conflicts with the imposed schedule. Not going on-call, taking shift work, or working extended shifts demonstrate the moral failing of a bad work ethic. Students suffering because their circadian rhythms don’t match the imposed schedule are lazy or don’t care or are unintelligent.

    We’re not going to fix anything until we treat sleep and sleep schedules as biological imperatives instead of moral decisions.

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    8 months ago

    I’ve never understood this argument to start school later. Shouldn’t the kids just go to bed earlier? If school starts later aren’t they just going to stay up later? The amount I sleep is usually a choice on at least one side of the equation.

    Edit- Actually read the article, apparently there’s a actually some science to it, interesting

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        8 months ago

        Wow, I admit that I was wrong and I learned something and that’s the response I get, pretty awesome community. I’ve heard this arguments for years, but never science to it. I’m open minded enough to take new information and science into account and adjust my opinion on things, which you know in today’s world is not that common. But sure I’m the jackass. Thanks