Education World is pleased to share with our readers some perceptive comments that ten of Chanda's students made in their essays. The response wasn't unanimous, but a handful of Chanda's students made convincing arguments about the starting time of the school day. When I go to classes in the morning, I get drowsy. In the afternoon, I feel wide awake. School starting later would benefit all of us.
Homework is a sore point with a lot of kids, many parents, and even some teachers.
Not surprisingly, the students had a lot to say about homework. Middle school students feel the same kinds of time pressures that adults feel. We get out of school late. We have only one or two hours to do homework. Sometimes I stay up quite late, not understanding a homework assignment or just having too much as it is.