Just a thought lately; I have reading a lot about Ayurvedic medicine lately. It is an ancient Indian practice that literally means Life Knowledge. One of the basic things it teaches is our bodies have a daily rhythm. From 6 to 10, it’s reaction to exercise is the strongest. From 10 to 2, our digestion is it’s strongest and from 2 to 6, our thinking is the strongest. My education and experience is mostly in education and psychology. So here’s my idea; Why don’t we design high schools this way? (By the way, I see digestion as digesting ideas and facts, as well as nutrition.) We could allow for exercise (or phys ed classes or schedule sports competition) from 6 to 10 AM, teach new material and eat from 10 AM to 2 PM and practice this knowledge from 2 to 6 PM. As for starting school late, I understand that there is plenty of research to support this.

That’s just an idea that popped in my head during my thinking hours (5 AM).