I think most would agree the right teacher(s) could have a significant impact on a child’s development – especially early in the child’s education.
A recent article from The New York Times titled “The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers” discusses this very topic.
Conventional research indicated that any benefit was diminished by the time students reach higher grade levels. However, this was based purely on test scores.
A new study by a group of Harvard economists evaluated the results in terms of “adult outcomes” rather than test scores. I think the preliminary results are interesting.
