I made that comment before I read the link. I can't say it's easy to agree with the guy, who states directly that "the authors speculated" what he then immediately portrays as the summarization of research findings.
As you put it, a "maybe" is definitely in order here.
I would be less surprised to find that the mechanism of action responsible for such a situation (if one truly exists, of course) is far more simple: The best teachers incur more ire from bad students than bad teachers. And we have an increasing volume of bad students.
I made that comment before I read the link. I can't say it's easy to agree with the guy, who states directly that "the authors speculated" what he then immediately portrays as the summarization of research findings.
As you put it, a "maybe" is definitely in order here.
I would be less surprised to find that the mechanism of action responsible for such a situation (if one truly exists, of course) is far more simple: The best teachers incur more ire from bad students than bad teachers. And we have an increasing volume of bad students.
Such a phenomenon's existence seems dependent merely upon the average student's character.
ReplyDeleteCall me cynical, but I see no immediate cause for surprise and/or disbelief.
I made that comment before I read the link. I can't say it's easy to agree with the guy, who states directly that "the authors speculated" what he then immediately portrays as the summarization of research findings.
ReplyDeleteAs you put it, a "maybe" is definitely in order here.
I would be less surprised to find that the mechanism of action responsible for such a situation (if one truly exists, of course) is far more simple: The best teachers incur more ire from bad students than bad teachers. And we have an increasing volume of bad students.
I made that comment before I read the link. I can't say it's easy to agree with the guy, who states directly that "the authors speculated" what he then immediately portrays as the summarization of research findings.
ReplyDeleteAs you put it, a "maybe" is definitely in order here.
I would be less surprised to find that the mechanism of action responsible for such a situation (if one truly exists, of course) is far more simple: The best teachers incur more ire from bad students than bad teachers. And we have an increasing volume of bad students.