Read a recent educational study, which suggests that children learn better if they sleep later. It seems that kids starting the school day at 8:30AM instead of 8:00 AM get smarter sooner. The study maintains that youngsters are less groggy and likely ate some breakfast when allowed the later bell ringing. The study findings have received a little push-back from some parents who prefer the school start and end times coincide with adult workday hours thus eliminating kid-watching problems.
Don't you just love American educational debates? I recall another study a few years ago which indicated that Asian school children who are achieving at a much higher academic success rate, not to mention kicking our butts in spelling-bee contests, is occurring due to the Asian Nations' 'year-round' educational concept. Some American States entertained the year-round school idea until they began crunching cost numbers regarding busing, air-conditioning, teachers' salaries and angry parents deprived of vacations.
I have a suggestion. There should be an American educational study, which examines the decades of the 1940's and 1950's. That era when parents told little Missy and Junior to get a bath at 8 o'clock and go to bed at 8:30PM without any toys or games. Come now! We have all observed youngsters of ALL ages attached to their cell phones throughout the day. We can assume with great certainty that those kids engage their friends late into the night.
God forbid parents make their kids unhappy with disciplined lives...instead we shall explain away our failures by blaming the system and those teachers.
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