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David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell Chapter 2


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Chapter 2 Teresa deBrito

Smallest class sizes are only better until a certain point. This is the concept of the U-shaped curve. How wealth is good for parenting, allowing the parent to spend time with their children because they don't have to work two full-time jobs, until they have so much wealth they find it very hard to teach their children the value of hard work, because their kids just have everything given to them.

Nothing is purely "good." Ther is no such thing that you can never have too much of. Malcolm has shown us how too big isn't good (Goliath), too rich isn't good (parents raising children), too small isn't good (class sizes).


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