11/11/2026
There are two types of school SLPs: those who cannot tolerate a single unread email and those who have 4,390 waiting in their inbox. 😂📩
Funny? Absolutely. But it’s also a great reminder of why context matters when interpreting data.
An inbox with 4,390 unread emails might seem overwhelming to one person and completely manageable to another.
The number tells us how many emails are unread, but it doesn’t tell us much about someone’s organization, productivity, or effectiveness.
The same is true for student data!
A percentage or single data point only tells part of the story. Understanding the circumstances, level of support provided, and patterns over time helps us make better-informed clinical decisions.
We love a good data point, but we love understanding the story behind it even more! 💗
Now we’re curious: How many unread emails are sitting in YOUR inbox right now? Are you closer to 0 or 4,390? 😂