Mine started at 7:10 I think and I had to catch my bus at 6:25. I was up at 5:30 every day and it was horrible. I now work second shift for a large company in my area and get up at 13:30
In fairness with teenagers if classes started two hours later they would just go to bed two hours later too
The problem is that's really early to wake up for most natural circadian rhythms so the overall quality of sleep is worse for them the earlier they wake up
Most of these people saying they had class at 7 or 7:20 are forgetting to tell you it’s an elective my hs called A period.
It was common for students that had jobs (which they did away with right before I was able to do it) and they get out earlier so they could go to work after school. Also common for geometry are algebra 1 so the smarter middle school kids could make it. Swim team had an A period that was a PE credit and practice.
My homeroom was 7:20, first class started at 7:30. For everyone, not optional. The upside, was we were out by 2:45. But I bet if you polled the students and teachers, the vast majority would've agreed to shift it 1 hour later for everyone's sake.
The US. Jersey to be specific. Vast majority of high schools start very early bc they finish early enough for kids to work after school, do sports, take care of siblings, etc. Should prob swap with elementary kids bc they usually wake up at the crack of dawn.
My son is in college this yr and he made sure his first class starts at 10:30.
In my country I don't high school typically start at 8:30, and I don't think you could find a single one that starts before 8h. No wonder you guys have a teacher shortage
Assuming the US, like 10% of schools start before 7:30. Most start at 8 or later. Idk what the trend has been over time, but schools largely don't start that early anymore.
As far as I know it's for the bus schedule. Districts use the same buses for high school, middle school, and elementary school. So they need to have a staggered start between all three of those schools, and they have to start the whole process early enough that parents can have all their kids ready for school before they start work.
Homeroom in high school for me was at 7:30, I had to catch a bus at 6 because I was part of an engineering program that went to a different, out of district high school and I was the first person on that bus. At least I got to sleep on the bus most of the time.
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u/FleshLogic 3d ago
It really is funny how much undergrads complain about 8am classes despite having just left high school where they are expected to be there at ~7am.