The Sandler Rule, “A Decision not to make a decision is a decision” is unexpectedly important in the realm of education. Educators have to make lots of important decision for the good of their students. Whether that be the curriculum, length of recess, or amount of homework given, all of these decisions play significant psychological roles in the development of the students. I know an elementary school teacher struggling with their principal’s lack of action and decision in the school’s curriculum. They refuse to make large schoolwide decisions and rather make small cosmetic or unneeded changes. This decision to not make a firm decision on the large issues in the school is a delay on education. This decision not to make a decision has significant repercussions. It delays the education of the students and halt’s the teachers plans for their students. This inaction causes the unwarranted actions of so many others to make up for the lack of a stand. This can relate so much to entrepreneurship. The indecision of a prospect or client for a final yes or no sale creates action on our side. Action to wait, to ponder, to re-work the sale, or action to go for no. The lack of action creates delay and a requirement for action from others. Sometimes it is better to make the decision for them to avoid the issues later down the road.
BoweryJE22
This is an excellent way to explain the rule outside of the typical sales norm and putting it into the context of a classroom. The teacher’s role is very difficult to manage the students and best practices are not always so cookie cutter. While it would be great if there were more funding into the actual correct way to teach… our US government designs classroom settings to be set up like the 1900’s. No improvement, no change, no results.
In school, there’s a rule that’s really important: “Not deciding is actually a decision.” This means when teachers or the school don’t make up their minds, it’s just like making a choice, but usually not a good one.
Teachers have to make lots of decisions about what we learn and how things run in class. If they wait too long to decide something, it can mess things up. For example, if a teacher can’t decide whether to try a new way of teaching, we might miss out on cool stuff that could help us learn better. Or, if they don’t deal with a student causing trouble, it could make the classroom a bad place for all of us to learn.
This rule tells us that it’s better to make a choice and move forward. When teachers and the school make decisions, things can get better because they’re not stuck. It helps everyone learn better and keeps the class going in the right direction.