Many view early bird classes as a last choice option for fitting classes into their schedule. Often, if a student can skip them they will jump at the opportunity to sleep in and stay up later. This hesitancy marks what some believe is a rise of laziness in our generation.

“There’s an epidemic of laziness taking over our generation. No one has a job anymore and I feel part of it is oversleeping. The most successful people in history got up before the sun rose,” senior Daniel Liston said. “These days people, especially students, fear responsibilities, especially those early in the morning. Early bird classes, however, aren’t as daunting as people believe. They are equally as good/bad/beautiful/torturous as any other class in any other part of the day. I’d recommend it to everybody.”

Other than training yourself to be less lazy, early bird classes are great for fitting in more classes into your schedule or even eliminating conflicts. Senior Jack Shimabukuro who is taking Early Bird Varsity PE and AP Chemistry is a believer in the scheduling option. His PE class begins at 7:00 a.m., which is an energy boost that helps him feel better throughout the day.

“For those who want to fit more classes in, it’s a great deal for only having to wake up a couple of minutes earlier,” Shimabukuro said. “I focus better throughout the day when I work out early in the morning. For swimmers, early bird PE is great because our practices in the morning count as gym class.”

On the academic side of things, Early Bird classes are great for taking challenging classes while you’re still fresh in the morning. For the past two years, Post Calculus Topics, the only traditional math course offered after AP Calculus, has only been offered as an Early Bird. As many students in that class are heavily involved, having it as an Early Bird allows it to be offered once a day and for everyone to fit it into their schedule.

“Because I typically wake up early in the morning, I felt that taking early bird class would just be more efficient for me,” senior Nehemiah Wong said. 

Early Bird isn’t Armageddon. It is, however, a great tool for fitting more into your schedule by taking classes early in the morning. If you haven’t yet, give it a shot. You might like it.