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Anonymous said…
I feel like I signed this petition a long time ago - 6 months ago? Is this the same petition that was previously circulated by Ms. Jatul?
Confused
Anonymous said…
This is the same petition that was circulated by Start Schools Later in the fall. You do not need to sign it again if you have already signed it.
I'm SO hoping for a later start time for middle and high school kids. Their bodies need more sleep, and their minds just aren't ready to learn at such an early hour.
-SPS parent
old fashioned said…
Maybe you should get them to go ro bed earlier
dw said…
old fashioned said: Maybe you should get them to go ro bed earlier
It's hard to believe someone would even bother to make a comment like this nowadays. Do you even know what the issues are?
Sign me, Also Old Fashioned, But Knows How To Read The Research
Anonymous said…
The research is clear. Most teens have changes in melatonin secretions that make them wide awake late into the evening & sleepy later in the morning, even when they are tired. Maybe we didn’t know this 50 years ago but we also didn’t know about infant car seats.
Research shows that adolescents require at least as much sleep as they did as children, generally 8 1/2 to 9 1/4 hours each night (Carskadon et al., 1980). Key changes in sleep patterns and needs during puberty can contribute to excessive sleepiness in adolescents, which can impair daytime functioning. First, daytime sleepiness can increase during adolescence, even when teens’ schedules allow for optimal amounts of sleep (Carskadon, Vieri, & Acebo, 1993). Second, most adolescents undergo a sleep phase delay, which means a tendency toward later times for both falling asleep and waking up. Research shows the typical adolescent’s natural time to fall asleep may be 11 pm or later; because of this change in their internal clocks, teens may feel wide awake at bedtime, even when they are exhausted (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998). This leads to sleep deprivation in many teens who must wake up early for school, and thus do not get the 8 1/2 - 9 1/4 hours of sleep that they need.
-Start Later
Anonymous said…
To Old Fashioned-
-How old are your kids? -What time do they go to bed, and what time do they wake up? -What time do they start school? -How much homework do they have and how many activities are they involved in, including a job?
I have three teenage sons, and the idea of resolving this issue by "going to bed earlier" is ridiculous, laughable and frankly, ignorant.
-SPS parent
Anonymous said…
I think it's important to acknowledge that all kids are different as well. My teenage son has his light out by 9:30-10:00 and wouldn't want to start school any later than 8:30 as it would waste too much of the afternoon if school were to get out much later - his words, not mine. It would be great to have a "0" period (as I did in high school) for early risers and later start for those who wish to sleep in.
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Why You Should Care Mr. Crabill has found quite the acolyte in Director Chandra Hampson. In the course of discussions over SOFG, she says his name over and over, "A.J .says we...." Now that's not too surprising given the direction the district is heading and that it is Mr. Crabill's work with the Council of Great City Schools is how we got here. But it appears that Mr. Crabill is working very closely with Hampson and we know she wields some amount of power over the majority of the Board. Mr. Crabill is going to continue to work with the Board as SOFG is instituted in SPS. In fact, his role may become more public as it did at one SPS Board meeting in the spring where he was on the phone during the meeting and suggested the Board stop the meeting to "self-reflect." I also noticed that in a district in South Carolina, when things weren't going to plan, he blamed the Board for not following SOFG to the letter. Look for that to happen here if Board members w
This may only be a partial list of reasons; please, add anything else in the comments. The deadline to file to run for the Board is May 19th. Entire Board Majority NOT vetting the Superintendent in any way, shape or form. Even the Seattle Times thought that was wrong. It was just absolute hubris and it was wrong. For the second time in just over a year , board members voted to negotiate a superintendent contract during a special meeting with no opportunity for public comment. This time, they showed an even deeper disregard for their responsibilities as public servants: Aborting a national search for a new superintendent and denying Interim Superintendent Brent Jones a chance to show students, parents and taxpayers that, indeed, he is the best person for the job. Government bodies can’t fast-forward through transparent processes just because they think they know the right answer. One other odd thing about the hiring of Brent Jones - most permanent SPS superintendent contracts ar
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Confused
-HS Parent
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/educationlab/2013/11/01/uw-doctors-seattles-high-schools-should-start-later/
I'm SO hoping for a later start time for middle and high school kids. Their bodies need more sleep, and their minds just aren't ready to learn at such an early hour.
-SPS parent
It's hard to believe someone would even bother to make a comment like this nowadays. Do you even know what the issues are?
Sign me,
Also Old Fashioned, But Knows How To Read The Research
Read the research. national sleep foundation
Research shows that adolescents require at least as much sleep as they did as children, generally 8 1/2 to 9 1/4 hours each night (Carskadon et al., 1980). Key changes in sleep patterns and needs during puberty can contribute to excessive sleepiness in adolescents, which can impair daytime functioning. First, daytime sleepiness can increase during adolescence, even when teens’ schedules allow for optimal amounts of sleep (Carskadon, Vieri, & Acebo, 1993). Second, most adolescents undergo a sleep phase delay, which means a tendency toward later times for both falling asleep and waking up. Research shows the typical adolescent’s natural time to fall asleep may be 11 pm or later; because of this change in their internal clocks, teens may feel wide awake at bedtime, even when they are exhausted (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998). This leads to sleep deprivation in many teens who must wake up early for school, and thus do not get the 8 1/2 - 9 1/4 hours of sleep that they need.
-Start Later
-How old are your kids?
-What time do they go to bed, and what time do they wake up?
-What time do they start school? -How much homework do they have and how many activities are they involved in, including a job?
I have three teenage sons, and the idea of resolving this issue by "going to bed earlier" is ridiculous, laughable and frankly, ignorant.
-SPS parent
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