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November 24, 2015February 27, 2022 ~ theeducontrarian ~ 2 Comments

Any economist knows that people respond to incentives. Senior leaders in schools should bear this in mind when they seek to hold teachers to account. Pay attention to a behaviour and generally you'll see more of that behaviour over time. We need to therefore be sure that what we spend time looking at is really … Continue reading Mark my words

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