Parent Communication Time Cost
What a parent communication policy costs in teacher hours across a year, in minutes a day and in full working weeks.
A parent communication policy costing 1.6 hours a week is 62 hours a year — about 19 minutes of every teaching day, or 1.6 full working weeks.
Parent Communication Time Cost
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It uses the McCrindle generation boundaries (Gen Alpha 2010–2024, Gen Beta 2025–2039) and UN World Population Prospects vital rates. Sources and formulas are on our methodology page.
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