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by yummyfajitas 4767 days ago
I'm confused - which part of my deduction is a guess?

I'll ignore your ad hominem attacks.

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> If you believe teacher quality is the primary drivers of educational outcomes and outcomes are not as you desire, it must be caused by low teacher quality.

Wrong. If you believe teacher quality is the primary driver of educational outcome then anything effecting teacher performance could effect those outcomes. It does not follow that only teacher quality plays the only role unless the teachers are completely empowered.