Standards #2: What You Tolerate Is What You Teach

Everyday Is an Interview

Standards are taught every day, whether intentionally or not.

What you tolerate becomes instruction. What you ignore becomes permission. What you repeatedly allow becomes the expectation.

This is how standards slowly erode. Not through big failures, but through small compromises left unaddressed. A missed deadline. A careless comment. A shortcut justified as “just this once.”

Professionals understand that silence teaches. Inaction teaches. Tolerance teaches.

If behavior continues, it is because the environment allows it. And over time, people stop asking what the standard is. They watch what happens when it is tested.

Strong leaders do not confuse kindness with avoidance. Addressing issues early is not about control. It is about clarity. Clear standards create safety, trust, and consistency.

Every day is an interview.
And every response teaches others what the standard really is.

“What you tolerate today becomes the standard tomorrow.”

#EverydayIsAnInterview #WWKDD #JustBeBetter #IOwnTheMorning #StayStrongStayHealthy

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Kevscott1

I am the District Supervisor of Science for the Morris Hills Regional District and the Coordinator of the Math & Science Magnet Program. I serve as the Safety Advisory Baord Chairperson for NSTA. I am a husband and father who studies martial arts, music, and growth.

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