Quality vs Quantity

On the other hand, if a three-star chef is ill, no number of short-order cooks is an adequate replacement.

Quality matters when quantity is an inadequate substitute.  If a building contractor finds that her two-ton truck is on another job,she may easily substitute two one-ton trucks to carry landfill.  On the other hand, if a three-star chef is ill, no number of short-order cooks is an adequate replacement.

One hundred mediocre singers are not the quality of one top-notch singer.  Keeping children additional hours of weeks in broken schools-schools that can neither educate nor control behavior--does not help and probably increases resentment and distrust.

ACTION POINT:  Know when quantity is no substitute for quality.