The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION.

Parents of teens know how difficult it is to get them to bed at a reasonable hour for school.
We've heard how important sleep is for academic focus - it just makes sense.  But, as importantly, numerous studies have shown that it's simply a biological fact that teens' brains re-adjust to prefer those nocturnal hours over the early-bird ones.

Polytechnic High in Pasedena, California, decided to delay classes one hour and made it work logistically to not just accommodate, but to enhance learning. 

Last year my daughter had PE as her first class of the day and loved it (wonder if this could work for schools that just can't manage this time shift).
This year it's Math as the first period.  Let's see how that goes . . .

- C. J. Westerberg