Several Ontario school boards have studied later start times for teenagers. Supporters point to sleep research showing that adolescents naturally fall asleep and wake later than younger children, so an 8:00 a.m. bell can leave students short of rest. Critics reply that later starts push sports practices and part-time jobs into the evening and complicate bus schedules. Both sides agree on one point: the schedule should be judged by what helps students learn. The question is whether that goal is better served by changing the bell or by adjusting everything that surrounds it.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. Later starts could push sports and jobs into the evening

  1. Step 1: Critics 'reply' with practical effects of a later bell. Step 2. They name sports practices, part-time jobs and bus schedules. Answer: pushing sports and jobs into the evening. Why not the others: the others exaggerate or invent effects.

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