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Teacher Decision Fatigue Many people believe teaching is a 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. job. Teachers know differently. Every day, a teacher serves as an educator, counselor, manager, referee, mentor, parent substitute, data analyst, technology specialist, and crisis manager. One of the least understood aspects of teaching is the enormous number of decisions teachers make every day. Research commonly cited in education literature estimates that teachers make approximately 1,500 edu

In 2024, full-time employed Americans averaged about 8.4 hours of work on weekdays and 5.6 hours on weekend days when they worked. ( Bureau of Labor Statistics ) But many workers go far beyond that: some exceed 40 hours per week, and when people routinely work 55 + hours weekly that over-time comes at a real human cost—studies show as much as a 35% higher risk of stroke and a 17% higher risk of heart disease , compared to standard work-weeks. ( World Health Organization )

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