patchworkskye t1_j9rzu79 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:22 AM

I let my son take a mental health day once in a while if he is just too overwhelmed with school and activities and having to catch the bus at 6:15am

Summoarpleaz t1_j9tb11x wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:18 PM

I still don’t get why they made kids go to school so early. I mean… I get that it’s so parents can get to work at 9, but jfc

picasso_penis t1_j9tezt6 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM

My kids bus comes at 8:50, which is ten minutes AFTER school starts. The school insists that there’s nothing they can do to fix it.

Hellnugget19 t1_j9tw0p2 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:07 PM

> I still don’t get why they made kids go to school so early.

Conditioning. Do as you're told. Doesn't matter how ridiculous it is. For the rest of your life. Assuming you don't want to starve in the streets.

patchworkskye t1_j9tg7jl wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:07 PM

I know! - teenagers need more sleep, yet they are hauled out of bed at a ridiculous hour

eeo11 t1_j9tfwvt wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:05 PM

I had to get on the bus by 6:30 to get to school by 7:15 with all of the stops along the way

FrogPrinc3ss t1_j9uqelj wrote on February 24, 2023 at 6:22 PM

We did this too with both our children. School is a lot more intense than it was we were in school. And if you can’t get sympathy from your parents what kind of world is it?

Luxin t1_ja3jwo6 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:13 PM

My folks always gave us a free day pass from school, once per year. It ended up keeping us in school more!

But today? Kids are under a lot more pressure, this is a fact. My kids were learning Jr high subjects in the 4th grade. Couple that with the massive stress of social media? Maybe we should slow down a bit and let them chill.