It's not any healthier to have to get up half an hour later in late November than in late October. Switch to Sunrise+N times for daily schedules (school, work...) instead.
I, personally, would prefer something along the lines of scheduling half the day before solar noon and half the day after - it's not perfect, since in winter there's fewer daylight hours than working hours, but it feels like the best compromise.
What do you do when the days are 5 hours long? It's dark at lunchtime? Pass.
Relative to some time set by the government for each day/place after they consult scientists.
> I don't think I'd want to have to manage getting up at, say, 4:00 in the summer for a 5:00 start (~1.5 hours after dawn), and then slowly transitioning to getting up at 9:00 for a 10:00 start in winter.
How do you manage that now (relative to sunrise) when your body seems to be more aware of day/night cycles than 24 hour rhythms?
I seriously doubt anyone would love time changes like this. If you want to make a schedule 6 months in advance, everything is shifted by a couple of hours.
I do not know what system is better to deal with summer times, but I hope it's one that can work with simple clocks.