[acidtoyman]

Oh, Jesus Christ—so let's force kids into another Procrustes Bed, eh? Let a different tail wag the dog?

There are those of us who naturally wake up early (I'm one, and I know plenty of others), and there are those of use who naturally sleep until noon.

Obviously, later start times would be awesome for late sleepers. They would also suck hard for those of us who have already been up for hours before school even starts.

A German friend of mine told me her school started at 07:00 every day and finished at noon. She said she preferred it that way, and so would I have.

What's wrong with having staggered start times for high schools? Some students could choose to start at 07:00, others as late as the afternoon. We'd fit more classes into the same school buildings, making potentially more efficient use of public resources.

[cbsks]

> They would also suck hard for those of us who have already been up for hours before school even starts.

Why? If you are up early, you can use the morning to do whatever you want to.

[acidtoyman]

You're not a morning person, are you?

I sure wouldn't have been getting a part-time job or been out playing with my friends at 06:00 in the morning, so, no, I couldn't "use the morning to do whatever [I] want to".

Especially if "what I want to do" is get my classes done and out of the way.

[cbsks]

I am not a morning person, but my 2 year old is :). We have a few hours free every morning before she has to be at preschool. We read books, go for bike rides, go to the park, make large breakfasts, etc.

There’s lots to do in the morning. The only disadvantages are that it is sometimes cold, and nobody else is up yet.

[acidtoyman]

"The only disadvantages" you say, when I've already given you a few. There are fewer options in the mornings—and one of those fewer options is "getting classes over with" (to bring this back on topic), with people suggesting pushing classes back even later.