There is no absolute method to become an educational and training institution, and adapting to the school's needs is the best approach!
Time:2025-12-19
Source:Artstep
I have noticed an interesting phenomenon: many educators and trainees always like to "learn from experience" everywhere during the process of running schools - they listen to a sharing and immediately go back to copy it; When you see a successful case, immediately copy it completely. The results are often ineffective and even counterproductive.
At this point, they would come to me and ask, "Teacher Yao, this method is clearly effective in other people's places, why doesn't it work for me now.
My answer is usually simple: "Because you only see the surface methods and don't see the applicable conditions behind the methods.
There is no universal formula for the education and training industry. How can the same method be used to solve all problems in different institutions with different student groups, faculty structures, geographical locations, and market competition environments?
Why did the popular methods used by other institutions fail at your end?
What should we do then? Shouldn't we learn from others' experiences? Of course not.
Learning is necessary, but the key is to learn to analyze one's own situation and choose methods that suit oneself. I have summarized a simple "three-layer analysis method" to help everyone determine whether a certain method is suitable for your institution:
Level 1: Does the scale stage match?
Institutions with less than 50 people, institutions with 50-200 people, and institutions with more than 200 people have completely different management models and operational methods. Small institutions learning from large institutions to implement complex management systems will only drag themselves to death.
Level 2: Are the regional markets similar?
There are significant differences in parents' needs, purchasing power, and concerns among first tier cities, second - and third tier cities, and county and township markets. The methods used in the city may not be suitable for the county town.
Level 3: Is the development stage consistent?
The problems and priorities faced by institutions in their start-up, growth, and maturity stages are completely different. Start up institutions should focus on enrollment and courses, rather than promoting corporate culture like mature institutions.
Every time you come across a new method, ask yourself these three questions first, which can help you filter out 90% of the suggestions that are not applicable.
How can we achieve 'tailored to the school'? I will share three practical steps with you to help you find the right path for your school:
Step 1: Deep Self Analysis
Take out a pen and paper and honestly list your organization's core strengths, resource limitations, team capabilities, and market demands. Don't exaggerate or belittle, objectively view yourself.
Step 2: Selective Learning
When learning from others' experiences, do not accept everything, but rather, like shopping in a supermarket, only select the parts that are suitable for your current stage, local market, and development needs.
Step 3: Take small steps and run quickly, try and make mistakes quickly
Don't roll out any new methods all at once. First, conduct small-scale testing, collect data, analyze the results, and then continuously adjust and optimize. Expand the scope if it is effective, and cut losses in a timely manner if it is ineffective.
The experience of others is a reference, not a standard answer.
After years of education and training, I have become increasingly convinced of one thing: there is no best method, only the most suitable method.
The world is changing too fast, students' needs are changing, parents' attitudes are changing, and the market environment is changing. The method that worked yesterday may not work today; The methods of others' success may not work for you.
A true master is not someone who has mastered a set of universal methods, but rather possesses the ability to flexibly adjust according to their own situation.