Controlled experiments and longitudinal studies have found no evidence to support the use of learning styles assessments in education. The popularity of the learning-styles approach contrasts with the lack of credible evidence for its effectiveness, according to researchers.
The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class states that the higher one ascends the ladder of the Educated Gentry class, the more they become like the character Michael Scott from the TV show The Office. The theory draws parallels between the three-tiered structure of the show's characters (losers, clueless, and sociopaths) and the three-ladder system of social class in North America (labour, educated gentry, and elite).