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Re:Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3T Per Year (2016) by WalterBright on Sunday January 08, 2023 @01:02AM (#34296507)
Yes, some schools have standout performances. These are usually the result of a very charismatic and driven individual. None have been replicable.

The most famous case is that of Jaime Escalante:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Escalante

The school system worked hard to undermine and destroy his work.

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Re:Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3T Per Year (2016) by WeylandYutani on Sunday January 08, 2023 @08:19AM (#34298884)
The brutal honest truth is that few teachers WANT to work with disadvantaged kids in the slums.

In my country they are experimenting with giving them a bonus but it just isn't worth it.

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