Eric Hanushek - Teachers Make a Difference

The speaker reflects on the significant influence of John Kane, a former lecturer at the Air Force Academy, whose disorganized yet thought-provoking teaching style had a lasting impact. Kane's influence continued as he facilitated the speaker's entry into a pivotal seminar at Harvard, shaping their career in education. Later, the roles reversed when they reunited in Texas, with the speaker teaching Kane about the economics of education.

What was the initial impression of John Kane's teaching style at the Air Force Academy?

• Strict and demanding

• Disorganized but thought-provoking

• Organized and clear

• Boring and ineffective

How did John Kane contribute to the narrator's career during their time at Harvard?

• By providing financial support

• By co-authoring a paper with them

• By introducing them to a key seminar

• By offering them a teaching position

What was the focus of the seminar that John Kane introduced the narrator to at Harvard?

• The economics of education

• The Coleman report on education

• Advanced economic theories

• Educational psychology

Where did John Kane move after retiring from Harvard?

• California

• New York

• Florida

• Texas

In what field did the narrator and John Kane collaborate after reuniting in Texas?

• Military strategy

• Economics of education

• Environmental studies

• Political science