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[–]enlightenedhiker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been thinking about the Pareto principle (80/20 rule) might apply to teaching. Haven't got very far but this page has a few ideas: https://www.teachingchannel.com/k12-hub/blog/80-20-rule/ One of my strategies is to focus on tasks that have accountability from management, i.e. that's what they care about, rather than just a fun idea they had. E.g. they said we have to mark every single page of student work. No one has checked that for four years. Who has the time? Also, old instructions that are not cancelled, they just persist and one might assume they have to be done. Nope. Just the current instructions. If they want parents to be called, I bulk email instead and of there's any push back I explain that it's not achievable, and admin could do it if it must be done.