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I went to school while working full time. It can be done...I got my MS and CPA license while working full time in 2011. It took a lot of dedication and hard work. My employer at the time paid for most of the tuition and CPA exam fees, and I was allowed to work from home when I needed to. However, I would go to 4-hour classes two nights a week, and spend the entire weekend studying. I finished the process in 2012.
I always worked while going to school. Never worked a "regular" job (Mon-Fri or in an office) but waitressing, hospital, evening school, night/third shift work. I got a master's degree while working 32 hours a week- 2 12-hour shifts on the weekend, a Monday 8 hours, then classes Tues/Wed/Thurs. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I also apparently don't understand the original question.
It's been shown in studies that people who work night shifts have more health problems and lower life expectancy. If it's bad for adults, I'm sure it's just as bad or worse for children, so it probably wouldn't be a good idea to have kids going to school in the evening or at night.
On the other hand, there are the rare people who have delayed sleep disorder who do better staying up all night and sleeping in the day. Let's let them have the overnight jobs.
As far as college, it would be nice if there were more night classes for non-traditional students. But a lot of universities have online classes/programs that fill this gap, I guess. I had to put off college for several years because I had a day job and there was no way I could figure out how to pay the bills, keep health insurance, and go to school.
As far as working while going to school, I worked 40+ hours a week during much of high school and college, so it's doable, I guess. It depends how challenging the workload is. I was taking classes that weren't really a challenge for me. If I was majoring in engineering or physics or something like that...there would be no way I would have passed my classes while working full time.
OMG......I think most people misunderstood me. I was talking about why children amd adults have the same schedule. Why not just have some student attending in the afternoon to midnight? This would reduxe traffic.
Really? K-12?
So you come home from work and your 6 year old is off to school? And he/she will be returning at midnight? At which time you are getting ready for (or are already in) bed? Sounds like some quality family time there.
So while your sleeping, your kid(s) get to fend for themselves for homework, food, entertainment...
And then in the AM, you go to work.... and your kids?
I work 50 hours a week and am in grad school taking 3 classes a semester. I do it because I have to. My company is paying my tuition reimbursement. So I continue to work.
Humans are meant to sleep at night and be productive during the day. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.
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