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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
Hardcover / e-Book
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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 beβbut arenβtβproviding. As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nationβs 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 Yaleβs 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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