90 minute class periods are a terrible idea

Beginning this fall, my school (gr 6-8) is going to a schedule with 90 minute periods. Not a single colleague with whom I've spoken thinks this is a good idea. In college, maybe. In middle school? Not so much. We keep hearing from administration that "research shows" this is best practice, but I have yet to see anything convincing. How does such a long stretch of time in one class have advantages that outweigh the obvious disadvantages? Administration is sold on this; it's a done deal regardless of what the teachers in the trench have to say about it, so best just to shut up and deal... but how?

Submitted July 13, 2021 at 05:58AM by iSumu_is_HOT https://ift.tt/3hB6VP4