There seems to be a really strong role model effect, let's call it. There is a correlation between your match with your TA and your later performance objectively on exams in the econ course. Black cadets who are paired with black officers are 6.1 percentage points more likely,. that's a lot, to pick their role models branch than if the black cadet had worked with a white officer.
What’s the difference between schadenfreude and sadism? Can envy be put to good use? And how do you teach a kid to punch a clown?