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The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Free Press
August 2014
On Sale: August 19, 2014
256 pages
ISBN: 1476702713
EAN: 9781476702711
Kindle: B00GEEB960
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Non-Fiction
A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind
of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite
schools should be—but aren’t—providing. As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that
troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation’s
brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big
questions: how to think critically and creatively, and how
to find a sense of purpose. Excellent Sheep takes a sharp look at the high-pressure
conveyor belt that begins with parents and counselors who
demand perfect grades and culminates in the skewed
applications Deresiewicz saw firsthand as a member of Yale’s
admissions committee. As schools shift focus from the
humanities to "practical" subjects like economics and
computer science, students are losing the ability to think
in innovative ways. Deresiewicz explains how college should be a time for
self-discovery, when students can establish their own values
and measures of success, so they can forge their own path.
He addresses parents, students, educators, and anyone who's
interested in the direction of American society, featuring
quotes from real students and graduates he has corresponded
with over the years, candidly exposing where the system is
broken and clearly presenting solutions.
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