Back-to-Back meetings don’t work, what does that say about school schedules

Most people have way too many meetings at work. This sucks. And it’s frustrating. Brain research now confirms what we have all experienced: back-to-back meetings are stupid.
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There is a ton of research about how business works that can be used in a school setting, and here is another one! Microsoft’s Human Factors Lab looked at what happens to the brain when meetings are back to back. The main takeaway is that breaks are important. So, you’re saying, “students get a break every 40 minutes!” Three minutes to get to your next class is not a break.