A good article - interesting and informative. I agree with it . The fact that teenagers learn better at a late start in the morning is know since many years and it was totally ignored. The official people in power don't want to change their system. In Germany we have many people developing alternatives schools but they were so regulated, so many rules ... that most of them gave in. Free schooling is not wanted...

Learning without beeing curious doesn't work very well. The pupil on your photo are showing their boredom - in this state no brain wants to "work".
Schools and learning is an important issue - i understand your feeling lucky for your nephew! In two years my grandson has to go to school and i am not happy about that. I don't believe a transformation in schools in the next years...