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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal,net.politics
Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools (really bedtimes)
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Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 00:18:17 EDT
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I'm echoing Dave Long's question: what IS the point of bedtimes for
children, anyway?  I've never really seen a good reason for them, apart
from the convenience of the parents.  Actually that's not a bad reason  -
the folks deserve a little rest and privacy - but why not be forthright
about it instead of concocting explanations in terms of the child's
best interests?

Yes, sure, the kid who stays up late Monday night will be tired Tuesday;
but then will go right to sleep Tuesday early.  As for some abstract
kind of `learning good habits', lemme tellya: I had strict bedtimes almost
until I was out of high school, with the result that now I compulsively
stay up, and feel cheated if I fall asleep before 2:00 or 3:00.
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            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 
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