The Curse of America’s Illogical School-Day Schedule

Great article from the Atlantic, my days as a kid growing up started at 5:30 in the morning doing chores , then eating breakfast and catching the bus by 7:30.

Great article LTC Greg Henning I think the times should be changed to help parents and keep children supervised in school longer - just my two cents. When I went to High School I spent most of my life there with workouts every early morning for sports, classes all day, and then more sports activities and late classes everyday. I didn't get home untiel well after my parents (who both worked) when I attended high school. Now, I know that wasn't the case for everyone in my high school, but for the majority it was and it kept us focused and out of trouble for the majority of (5) full days. Extra activites are important for kids now days and I had all three of my daughters involved in them, so they were always getting picked up way after I got off work or right when I did. (they included extra clubs, track, baseball, basketball, tennis, and the list goes on.). It kep them out of trounle and focused. That is my two cents! PS. I believe the time can be changed to support two working families, parents need to encourage their children to get involved in after hour activities with their school, start early and set the pattern now. Just my advice and opinion - thanks for the artile Greg

South Korea, #1 in global education. This is High School.


“High schools in South Korea teach students for three years, from first grade (age 15–17) to third grade (age 17–19), and students commonly graduate at age 18 or 19. High school students are commonly expected to study increasingly long hours each year moving toward graduation, to become competitive and be able to enter attractive universities in Korea that almost all parents and teachers want students to enter. Many high school students wake and leave home in the morning at 5 am. When the school is over at 4 pm, they go to a studying room in the school or to a library to study instead of going home. This is called 'Yaja', which literally means 'evening self-study'. They don't need to go home to eat dinner since most schools provide paid dinner for students. After finishing yaja (usually ends at 10 pm, but later than 11 pm at some schools), they return home after studying, then return to specialty study schools (which are called Hagwon) often till 2 am, from Monday to Friday. In addition, they often study on weekends.”