Comments on: Why we don’t start school at 8 am https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Blessed2BHome https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-809798 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-809798 In reply to Kela.

Don’t you love how other people know what’s best for your children?! Goodness.
I try to start early enough so that I can knock an hour before lunch. That way we stay on a schedule for dinner around 6:00. Other than that, I’m not an early bird. So my kids get time to wake up, eat, and play before school at 10/10:30.

]]> By: Jamie C. Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-801592 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-801592 In reply to Cee-cee.

Ha, you definitely won’t be the last, and that’s what I love about homeschooling and the flexibility that it offers!

]]> By: Cee-cee https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-801052 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-801052 In reply to Jenny.

Well; in 2022, I came across this post and found reassurance that no, we’re not the first night owls; and won’t be the last! Thank you

]]> By: Beth https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-798569 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-798569 Yay, someone else with this schedule! I was feeling so guilty because we too are not early risers, most days we start homeschool between 10 and 10:30 or later. Even then, my youngest child (12) is yawning and tired, so it’s a real struggle (she is also autistic). Now I see it’s okay to have this schedule! So glad to not be the only one!

]]> By: Kerrie McLoughlin https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-608718 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-608718 This is fantastic. We are not all the same! People ask me about our homeschool and typical day all the time and I say my husband is a night owl so that’s how the kids turned out for the most part and so I go to bed earlier, wake up at 6:30 and do my paying work from home. Then we start way later. Nobody should feel guilty about this. We should feel lucky and happy! This is homeschool freedom!

]]> By: crystal mckinley https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-441572 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-441572 Thanks for sharing this article! We are night owls too. Also we can’t get going until about 9 or 10 and I feel guilty some. This article helped me see that it’s a family fit that matters most.

]]> By: Ayanna https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-358399 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-358399 We are lucky to start before noon. Allowing my little night owls to sleep in lets me work (since I work from home) and blog. It also lets me finish up last minute stuff and relax a bit before having to deal with those days when they just aren’t excited about anything. I’m an early bird by nature, I’ve learned that my children aren’t so I don’t try to force it on them.

]]> By: Amye https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-358109 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-358109 So glad to hear we are not the only night owls out there!! We start school around 11am and stay up until 11pm. It seems to work better with my children’s internal clocks. Of course, I love a good nights sleep and love that my kids like to sleep late!

]]> By: Sharon https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-277971 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-277971 Thank you so much for this article! Its so nice to know that we’re not the only ones that get up and get started later. My daughter used to be a morning person but since she’s been a teen that has changed. I read an article that said when teens sleep later they do better at school. Since we homeschool we can definitely do that.

]]> By: Robin https://simplehomeschool.net/why-we-dont-start-school/#comment-271504 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=12728#comment-271504 Since my son is a teenager and I work nights, school around 11 works better for us too. That s the beauty of homeschooling, the ability to adapt to your day. Isn’t this a nice skill to teach to our children!

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