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Book Review: David and Goliath by Malcom Gladwell

The phenomenon of relative deprivation applied to education is called - appropriately enough - the " Big Fish-Little Pond Effect ." The more elite an educational institution is, the worse students feel about their own academic abilities. page. 80 Easy read, but coated with insightful information that anyone can become aware and take action in the best way possible. Author Malcolm Gladwell engages the reader to really take a step back and understand behaviors, actions, and situations where sometimes one may not have control, but actually you do as situations are fully understood. Not. As. It. Seems.