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After all, the higher you climb, the more your success depends on making other people successful. By definition, that’s what coaches do.
Trillion Dollar Coach
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
And teachers and schools pay the price, as they are asked to control outcomes they have limited influence on. The abstract of [this paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27919311/) sums up the reality.
> Over the last 50 years in developed countries, evidence has accumulated that only about 10% of school achievement can be attributed to schools and teachers while the remaining 90% is due to characteristics associated with students. Teachers account for from 1% to 7% of total variance at every level of education. For students, intelligence accounts for much of the 90% of variance associated with learning gains.
Education Doesn't Work 2.0
Freddie deBoer
Know Try not to say, “I’ve never done this before!” or “This is my first day!” or “The boss isn’t here!” or “This wasn’t my decision.” Instead, say, “I know what to do,” and “I AM the manager here.” It’s okay if you don’t really know about the specifics of a given situation; just play the emotional truth. You may not know anything about car engines, but if you are a car mechanic in a scene, you know generally the way a person talks when describing what’s wrong with a car. Care Saying “I don’t care” is boring. If your boss fires you, give a shit. Being bored or unaffected kills scenes, and is usually done by an actor not skilled enough to adjust to something that surprised them. Find reasons to get passionate about the topic at hand. Here’s a scene in which, off the suggestion “brutal,” one actor (Colin McGurk) reacts to the other (Christopher Corbin) having just passed horrific gas.
How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth
Will Hines
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