David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

country after another has spent that kind
of money because we look at a school
like Shepaug Valley—where every
teacher has a chance to get to know
every student—and we think, “There’s
the place to send my child.” But the
evidence suggests that the thing we are
convinced is such a big advantage might
not be such an advantage at all.^1