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90 Percent of my Time
The saying “we spend 90% of our time on 10% of our students” came up again.
And my response was different this time.
Every other time I’ve been at a workshop, or a session, or a meeting and this statement came up I felt anger growing. It gave my frustration a place to hang. What have I been doing wasting so much time on so few? There certainly must be something be wrong if things are not more equal. Why should the minority demand such a large amount of my time and effort.
It’s Relational
What situation allows a person to be successful in one place and across the street that same person hits a wall?
My colleagues and I talk about many different things. We are aware of personal situations, problem at home, disabilities, poverty. A very long list can be built. Unfortunately, we have little control over these factors. So, I try to focus on the things that I can directly affect.
