Politicians may be keen to measure schools' effectiveness, but the quality of the school environment is only half of the story, researchers have found.
Academics at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry say the genetic factors children bring to the classroom are just as influential.
In a study of 4,000 sets of UK twins, nature and nurture was found to have an equal effect on their achievements.
Does this mean that educators should focus on helping people achieve their potential rather than reaching fixed targets?
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