MPs to debate schools starting at 10am

alicia_humphrey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-47164545

What do you think?

Should schools start an hour later?

baconbutty

That would be one hour and 15 minutes later at my sons school ,I think kids would probably rather come home earlier than start later.

jsmith2009

Personally I would prefer it to stay the same.

I would be at work before they go so can't make sure they go or be able to take them etc

k89bpa

Snowflakes!

When I was an adolescent I was up at 4am every day, (except every third weekend when I often passed out and missed Sunday completely), after going to sleep at 2am.

This generation....

*shakes head*

andishdi

I start work at 06:45, at that time I'm already face deep in engineering drawings, CAD models and gearing up for a day full of meetings...

I'm sorry but if they can't get themselves together then the real world is going to eat them alive...

dartgirl

Can't they just go to Bed EARLIER.

andishdi

The sheer ignorance of anyone who thinks that is staggering…

Adults need to get themselves and their kids up, make breakfast, lunches and ensure that everyone gets to school and work. They do a full day of work and go home via picking the kids up (and occasionally the supermarket) to start making the next round of meals. They do the washing, ironing, vacuuming etc… before putting the kids to bed and having a couple of hours to themselves before the whole thing starts again...

Their arrogance is only trumped by how ill-equipped they’re going to be to deal with life and I’m mortified about the future if it looks like this.

(Photo from BBC News)

alienlady

They are barely at school now ! They will not cope in the real world.

pete2009

I hope it stays the same.

alicia_humphrey

@dartgirl

Although the the could argue with all the homework they get, then additional revision for exams, they can't physically go to bed earlier?

sarahaxon

That's going to stuff a lot of working parents!

tonicurtis1967

All my school days all my kids school days i thought it should start at 10am

stacydan2468

Stupid idea

datdad

@alicia_humphrey

There's a lot of evidence available showing that later starts would benefit school children.

Teens may be more likely to get the recommended amount of sleep.

A delayed start time could help teens sleep during their natural sleep/wake cycles.

Folk may insist that their early start is the real world in employment but its not great for kids.

best wishes

tonicurtis1967

@datdad it would certainly have benefited me

vickyjakesmum

My children are way past school age now but I've read that teenagers would benefit from starting school later, something to do with chemicals in the brain which are more productive after 10am.

It would certainly ease early morning congestion on the roads.

@alicia_humphrey

starbuck35

Leave things as they are

gvmhb

They just need to go to bed at a sensible time - instead of 1am. :smileyfrustrated:

bazthebear2

Why parents have to go to work.

alicia_humphrey

I can see both sides of the argument.

As a recent school leaver myself, I would have benefitted from a later start.

However the practically of changing something that has been some this way for ages, is difficult. What about part time 9-3 parents? How will they manage school drop off?