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Posted by Brian on February 10, 1998 at 04:00:27:

In Reply to: school starting times posted by Bob Mira on February 08, 1998 at 09:35:13:

Hi Bob,

Current research on the circadian rythms of adolescents indicates that natural patterns tend to be "late to bed, late to rise;" that for timing teaching to coincide with optimal wakefulness and cognitive function of teenagers, schools need to adjust their hours later, rather than earlier.

Perhaps the long abused "ten o'clock scholar," was just going with the natural flow of his biorhythms, after all.

Hope this helps, though I doubt it's what your school wants to hear.

Brian

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