What people keep running into with administration
Complaints tagged administration, each raised by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
13 recurring problems · 99 people · 13 forums we read
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- 24Why are students coming to class missing basic foundational skills?Incoming students arrive with severe knowledge gaps and foundational literacy issues, forcing instructors to explicitly teach basic concepts from scratch. This leaves teachers overwhelmed, struggling to deliver course material effectively during recitations or motivate students who fail to engage.
- 21Why is project management just doing admin and updating trackers?Over-reliance on software and rigid frameworks has turned leadership and problem-solving roles into repetitive data entry and task management. Instead of running projects end-to-end and bridging gaps, managers spend hours updating trackers, building templates, and acting as a walking link directory for unused reports, which stops them from actually managing the work.
- 16How to handle a toxic school principal who abuses powerSchool administrators often cross professional boundaries through petty micromanagement or inappropriate conduct while facing zero accountability from the district. This leaves teachers trapped between enduring harassment and risking their careers by speaking out against a corrupt administration.
- 11Why can't employees ever use the self service portal?Employees constantly forget how to navigate internal portals and whether they opted into paperless statements, forcing managers to field endless basic questions about tax forms and account settings. This constant hand-holding turns routine administrative upkeep into an ongoing communication drain that wastes hours of management time.
- 5Why do administrators nitpick classroom observations?Administrators frequently focus on superficial classroom elements like lighting levels or desk arrangements instead of instructional practice during observations. This trivial feedback creates unnecessary stress and prevents teachers from receiving meaningful support to improve their teaching.
- 5Why do we keep sitting through professional development we already know?Mandatory training sessions often rehash basic concepts teachers mastered years ago, yet introduce new buzzwords that force them to completely rewrite established lesson plans. This wastes valuable prep time on redundant activities, leaving educators overwhelmed and ready to quit.
- 5Why does teaching involve so much paperwork and useless bureaucracy?Teachers spend a massive amount of time on inflated data collection, useless administrative pet projects, and standardized testing bureaucracy rather than focusing on students. This unmanageable workload and constant hoop-jumping leaves educators increasingly fatigued and overwhelmed by the non-teaching duties surrounding their jobs.
- 3How to decline a teacher of the year nominationAdministrative pressure and peer expectations often make it difficult to refuse unwanted nominations. Forcing teachers to accept the extra workload leads to unwanted classroom observations and personal time being consumed by a popularity contest they never wanted to enter.
- 2How to fix users incorrectly given admin privilegesStandard management tools make it difficult to scale back excessive permissions or restrict access using Permission Set Licenses once elevated roles have been assigned. This creates security vulnerabilities and leaves administrators unable to properly control user access levels.
- 2Why do permission changes take so long to apply now?Administrative permissions like Full Access, Send as, and Send on behalf have massively slowed down, stretching sync times to nearly 40 minutes instead of a few minutes. This delay disrupts day-to-day management tasks and leaves administrators waiting indefinitely for access updates to take effect.
- 2How to delegate repetitive tasks without giving too much system accessAdministrative tools often require giving employees excessive permissions just to handle routine tasks like updating distribution lists or screening tenants. This forces managers into awkward workarounds or leaves them trapped doing everything themselves while critical maintenance and security tasks get neglected.
- 2Why do Power Automate flows break when EWS is disabled?Disabling Exchange Web Services blocks legacy protocols used by standard email connectors like Office 365 Outlook. This causes automated workflows such as Power Automate email actions to fail across your tenant unexpectedly.
- 2Why am I penalized for working during planning periods?Administrators and colleagues often expect teachers to spend planning periods socializing or putting in face time in the department office rather than quietly grading. This creates a culture where teachers who choose to work are labeled as unreasonable, leaving them feeling punished for trying to get their actual job done.
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