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But by then, school is almost over. Here in winter, the sun wouldn't be coming up until almost 8:30 am in December/January.

I remember going to school downtown during that period - every day catching a commuter train ( "7:40 am Express" ) and a bus, and the sun wasn't coming up until after 8 am (through February) when they pushed to that "early" daylight savings starting January, and I had to be in school by 8:45 am.

Before this current schema, it was the first Sunday in April (equinox was a couple weeks before then, in March) and the last Sunday in October (about 6 weeks after the September equinox).

It was moved to the first Sunday in March (BEFORE the spring equinox, which isn't until a couple weeks later) and first Sunday in November (about 7 weeks after the September equinox). So it's effectively only about 4 months of standard time and 8 months of daylight time.

Going to work during this current range (which I think went into effect in 2007), it is pitch black at 6 am and that is when I was headed out to commute to work. Not too many people work the "9 am to 5 pm" thing anymore.