Time Spent: Toward a More Productive Hour

Abstract: This third and final installment of the author’s “Time Spent” series of articles for this column explores the amount of work that studio teachers can engage in with sustained focus before they need a break. It will then consider how many minutes of rest are necessary in order to resume work with similar levels of focus, presenting different recommended work-to-break ratios. Lastly, the article addresses how teachers can spend rest periods to maximize their benefits and remain cognitively fresh.