by djmips 5 hours ago
Why not just start school later?
I've heard it's so parents can get the kids to school at 0800 and then start job a 0900. But why school is out at 1500 and job at 1700 is a mystery.
Protestant work ethic? I know it's a terrible reason. Seems to be the reason, though.
DST and time zones have been invented much later than Protestantism, so I wouldn’t worry about the ethical part specifically