Also known as the Pareto Principle, this 80-20 Rule can be applied to many things. Victor Pareto, and Italian economist at the turn of the 20th century, studied the land ownership in his country. He discovered that more than 80% of all the land was owned by less than 20% of the people.
You can apply this to almost any social phenomenon; 20% of the people end up with 80% or more of available assets, 80% of the work is completed by 20% of the workers, etc.
When you consider behavior problems in your classroom, or discipline problems within a school, the ratio is similar. 80% of the class or school population comply with rules and policies, 20% need more support. With Positive Behavior Supports, we break down that 20% further to say 15% of thew 20% need secondary or small group supports to be successful in the school environment, and the remaining 5% require more specialized, individual intervention.
So, think about your situation; what activities, kids, problems are part of the 20-percent that takes up 80% of our time? Is there a way to reduce that number by setting up universal systems, routines, etc. that will pay you back in time and effort?
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And to take it a step further, those 15-20% who are experiencing behavior issues, take up to 80% of the teacher and/or administrator's time. It seems to me that providing behavior supports for these students makes a great deal of sense. Just think what we could do to improve instruction and thereby increase those important achievement scores if we had more uninterrupted instructional time. Sounds like a good plan to me!
You're absolutely right.
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