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Anyone have tips on getting a teen out of bed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 68982" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had the sudden relevation that not only are we making all of these teenagers work against their natural clock (nightowl to the max) - we're doing the same for some of the teachers. Maybe I'm wrong, but this makes absolutely no sense to me. </p><p> </div></div></p><p></p><p>I've had to work against my natural clock for 27 years! My high school starts at 7:15. :thumbsdown:</p><p></p><p>During the summer I am a night owl and stay up to 2:00 a.m. and get up around 10:00. Then the school year starts and wham ~ I have to get up at 5:30.</p><p></p><p>So I certainly sympathize with my students. I always tell first period that they have to remember that I'm not fully awake yet. Sometimes I can't add 2 + 2!</p><p></p><p>The SD tried to change the high school start times to a later time and the parents in the SD went nuts because they wanted the teenagers home to babysit for younger siblings. They were also concerned that it would intefere with jobs and sports practices.</p><p></p><p>The idea was shot down because of all of the complaints. I was so hoping that it would pass!</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 68982, member: 1967"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I had the sudden relevation that not only are we making all of these teenagers work against their natural clock (nightowl to the max) - we're doing the same for some of the teachers. Maybe I'm wrong, but this makes absolutely no sense to me. </div></div> I've had to work against my natural clock for 27 years! My high school starts at 7:15. [img]:thumbsdown:[/img] During the summer I am a night owl and stay up to 2:00 a.m. and get up around 10:00. Then the school year starts and wham ~ I have to get up at 5:30. So I certainly sympathize with my students. I always tell first period that they have to remember that I'm not fully awake yet. Sometimes I can't add 2 + 2! The SD tried to change the high school start times to a later time and the parents in the SD went nuts because they wanted the teenagers home to babysit for younger siblings. They were also concerned that it would intefere with jobs and sports practices. The idea was shot down because of all of the complaints. I was so hoping that it would pass! ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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