REALLY interesting article about the importance of teachers in elementary school...again, i have no idea if the cause and effect is as straightforward as the graph indicates (scroll down and click "graphic" on the lefthand side), and it's been a while since i had a math class, but that looks like a pretty startling correlation to me. my favorite line:
"The economists don’t pretend to know the exact causes. But it’s not hard to come up with plausible guesses. Good early education can impart skills that last a lifetime — patience, discipline, manners, perseverance."
bottom line: the article is definitely worth the 5 minutes it takes to read.
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