Detective — Westbrook Secondary floated a small idea and the comment section detonated. Buried in the shouting are four classic logical fallacies wearing very thin disguises. Identify each one and tag it.
Citing sleep research on teenagers, the school will trial a later start for one term and review the results. Lessons end 45 minutes later; CCA schedules adjust.
Oh, so the principal thinks students should just sleep all day instead of studying? What a wonderful lesson: when life is hard, stay in bed. Absolutely ridiculous proposal.
I notice Mr Tan the PE TEACHER wrote the letter supporting this. A PE teacher lecturing us about academic performance? Right. He probably just wants to skip morning duty. Ignore everything he says.
It's very simple. Either we keep 7.30am starts, or we admit this school has completely given up on discipline. There is no middle ground here. Pick a side.
Today it's 9am starts. Next term it'll be no uniforms. Then no homework, then no exams. Give it five years and this 'school' will be a holiday camp with a tuckshop. This is how it begins.