Say that good students + good teacher = test score of 10 good students + bad teacher = test score of 8
bad students + good teacher = test scores of 5 bad students + bad teacher = test scores of 3
So you can skew the test scores up by either improving the teachers (and keeping the bad/good student mix you have), or adding more good students (and keeping the bad teachers).
When we were looking to buy a house way back when, we saw one with a bomb shelter dug in the backyard by the previous homeowner. It was intriguing, but we imagined snakes and other creepy crawlies in there. Let's just say it didn't add to the property value for potential buyers :)
I think you're right: hoarding is probably just the extreme end of the spectrum in the disorder. On the opposite end, there are those who clean compulsively (The article touched upon this, and why hoarding may be a unique disorder in and of itself, rather than just a continuation of OCD).
Say that good students + good teacher = test score of 10
good students + bad teacher = test score of 8
bad students + good teacher = test scores of 5
bad students + bad teacher = test scores of 3
So you can skew the test scores up by either improving the teachers (and keeping the bad/good student mix you have), or adding more good students (and keeping the bad teachers).
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