9am isn't actually that early. I started school at 7am every day.<p>Most people I know..who aren't teenagers..hate getting up early...but they do it anyway. College students also hate getting up early (my 7am classes were always empty..compared to my 1pm)...should we mandate that all classes start in the afternoon?<p>Coddling our kids will only create a generation that is unprepared for the real world.