Monday Late Start

Monday late start is more beneficial to High School students than Tuesday early dismissal.  A late start on Monday not only follows the weekend allowing for the students to either do homework later, or sleep in longer but also provides a respite for busy parents driving younger siblings to school.  The typical High School student is involved in many extra curricular activities not to mention possibly having a job, making their weekends busy.  Their social life is a high priority thus not completing their homework.  Given a late start on Monday, Sunday night allows them to study and work later in the evenings knowing they can wake up later and get more rest.  A high school student who values family time can use the extra hours on Sunday to not focus on completing their homework and missing out on family interaction, such as going out to dinner, since they know they can stay up later on Sunday.  At a  recent Dr. appointment it was discovered that teenagers need close to nine hours of sleep a night.  Lack of sleep can cause difficulties focusing in school, more anxiety and causes kids to eat more than necessary.  Therefore a later start  supports a happier, healthier teenager.

Some argue that an early dismissal on Tuesday is  more convenient.  With an early dismissal there is more time to socialize with ones friends.  For the students that are employed they can arrive to work earlier and therefore leave earlier allowing more time for family interactions and homework.  However, most teenagers mismanage their time and would use this extra hour unwisely.  One might even argue that the extra unsupervised time in the afternoon could possibly lead to temptations that are not beneficial to the student. While it may be true that early dismissal might benefit a few, the majority of students could use a late start.