This study examines the concept of time, given its socio-historical and cultural construction. It presents some legacies of school time, showing that these are human constructions and therefore are subject to change. The school time refers to the starting and the duration of schooling (school term), the organization of schooling (schooling time), and the consolidated constructions within the educational institutions (school time). In presenting the scope of the concept of school time, this study encourages the pursuit of innovation and educational policies that produce alternatives to the current school time and indicate the build a more humanistic and careful school approach towards the needs of the educational subjects.
School Time; Educational Policies; School Organization