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You're telling me that past performance influences future performance of teachers? Like, causes it? I think you must mean predicts. I hope Gates didn't say inf
by xenophanes 18y ago
You're telling me that past performance influences future performance of teachers? Like, causes it?
I think you must mean predicts. I hope Gates didn't say influences.
- blackguardx 18y agoWatch the video and see
- dominik 18y agoGood catch. Sorry, I shouldn't have used influences. Thanks for pointing it out. Gates used the word explain. At about 12:50, he said "This chart takes four different factors and asks how much do they they explain teaching quality?"
- xenophanes 18y agoI was just watching and saw that. I think 'explain' is the wrong word. Something causes teacher quality. It usually doesn't change over time. Knowing it doesn't change over time lets you make predictions. But that isn't explaining what the cause really is.