Should highschool hours stay at 7am or should they be switched to start at 9?

Question

I'm doing a report for school where I have to prove my case that high school should start at 7am instead of switching with the elementary schools and having it switch to 9am. If you choose to answer this question and help me with your survey please list your age, school attending/attended, time your high school starts/started and your opinion. Thankyou so much for your help I really appreciate it!

Answer 1

I am a former high school teacher in Florida. Classes begin at 7:20. The thinking is that kids are able to have afternoon jobs. Staggering start times for elementary, middle and high schools also cut down on the number of school buses, as they ran multiple routes. However, numerous studies have shown that teens don't do their best thinking in the early morning hours. Personally, my students were not really awake and receptive until third period. A 9am start time gets my vote.

Answer 2

I'm definitely not in high school any more, but I recently read that studies have shown that there is a biological basis for the fact that most young people do better later in the day, and it is not just because they stay up too late at night. It has to do with their circadian rhythms, which shift over time, so that young people have trouble starting early but can stay up late, while older people can get going early, but wear out much sooner. Anecdotally, I've discovered that at the university where I teach, I get better attendance if I put advising sessions on the schedule at 10 p.m. than I do if they are even during the normal workday. The problem is getting the faculty to stay up that late to provide the advising!

I'm 53, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA, in 1971, and as I recall, we started school at about 8:30 a.m. It definitely wasn't 7 a.m.!

Answer 3

I am not a High School student, but when I was in high school (I graduated in '02) we started at 8:25AM and got out at 3:15PM. I thought that was a good time to start and stop. My step-daughter, who is in 5th grade, goes to school from 9:00AM to 3:20PM, and this seems a little late. The high schoolers here start very early, like around 7:00AM, and leave at 2:00PM, which sucks for the kids who need more sleep, but is good for kids who are working and need some time after school before heading to work. But, since I would guess that most high school kids don't work, I think 8:30ish would be the perfect time to start school.

Answer 4

I go to, and am currently at the moment in, Cass High School in Georgia.
We begin at 8:05 and get out at 3:30.
Personally I wish the school would start thirty minutes later and end thirty minutes later.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

ours starts at 8:20 and end at 2:35 ... it would make sense to make it the same as elementary schools, we need the extra sleep to be able to work/function properly. :)

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Answer 7

I'm in my 30s now, but I failed 1st period class every year in highschool....not enough sleep!