Investing in higher quality teachers would be sensible, the rest is a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure.<p>"Effective shepherding" is synonymous with propaganda, which the study tries to promote. Correct or not, it certainly isn't democratic or can be justified with the alleged protection of democracy.<p>It is a perspective that has the premise that its influence is more constructive than others. Finding an example here is easy, but it cannot prove the general rule.