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Originally Posted by theinfinitejar
Wait, do people like that it gets dark at 4:30 in December?
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No, but is it preferred to have it remain dark out until 9:30am instead?
Unfortunately, we live in a part of the world where daylight lasts less than 8 hours around the Winter Solstice. There's no good answer.
Because school schedules typically run from 8:30 to 3:30 or so, Standard time at least helps ensure that there will be some light in the sky when kids are going to and from school in the winter.
People love to make stupid rules in the guise of protecting the safety of children. Switching our clocks is one thing that likely does offer some minor level of protection for children.