More than seventy percent of Americans think we should spend more money on education to reduce class sizes. However, report after report indicates that unless a class size is very small, say, five students, there really is no difference in student achievement between a class of ten or a class of thirty.
So why do most Americans still believe that smaller class size is the answer to student achievement? Because someone with an agenda told them so, and because Americans have heard it over and over again, and so they figure it must be true.
Repeat a lie long enough and people begin to believe it. Political ads from Political Action Committees (PACs) with an agenda are great examples of repeating a lie often enough so that people will eventually believe the lie. As a business owner, you need to do your own independent research to determine the truth.
