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- 题名/责任者:
- Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life / William Deresiewicz.
- 版本说明:
- First Free Press paperback edition.
- 出版发行项:
- New York : Free Press, 2015.
- ISBN:
- 9781476702728 (pbk.)
- ISBN:
- 1476702721 (pbk.)
- 载体形态项:
- 245 pages ; 22 cm
- 个人责任者:
- Deresiewicz, William, 1964- author.
- 论题主题:
- Education, Higher-United States.
- 论题主题:
- Universities and colleges-United States.
- 论题主题:
- Elite (Social sciences)-Education-United States
- 论题主题:
- Critical thinking-Study and teaching (Higher)-United States
- 论题主题:
- Reasoning-Study and teaching (Higher)-United States
- 论题主题:
- Education, Higher-Aims and objectives-United States.
- 论题主题:
- Education, Higher-Social aspects-United States.
- 中图法分类号:
- G649.712
- 内容附注:
- Sheep -- The students -- The history -- The training -- The institutions -- Self -- What is college for? -- Inventing your life -- Leadership -- Schools -- Great books -- Spirit guides -- Your guide to the rankings -- Society -- Welcome to the club -- The self-overcoming of the hereditary meritocracy.
- 摘要附注:
- 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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