Big Fish – Little Pond Effect or small fish big pond
A favourite motivator among parents and teachers dealing with teenagers is: “If you don’t work hard and get good grades, you won’t get into a good college or university, which means you won’t be successful and your life will pretty much be over.” But is there any truth to this? (This episode was inspired from the book “David and Goliath” by Malcolm Gladwell,) Does Your School/college Matter?