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MARTIAL-ARTS-SCHOOL-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Run a 5 Whys on teen attendance

Use Five Whys to move from an attendance symptom to an actionable countermeasure.

Tuesday teen attendance fell from 19 average visits to 12 over four weeks. Five Whys: drill beneath the symptom until the countermeasure fits the cause Stopping at "teens are unmotivated" creates generic fixes like speeches, games, or discounts that do not address the actual attendance barrier. Why 1 Why did attendance fall? Seven regulars missed at least two Tuesday classes. Start with the observed pattern, not a character judgment. Why 2 Why did those seven miss? Four said Tuesday felt too intense after the new sparring block. Parent and student calls add evidence. The issue is not all teens; it…

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