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- 020 __ |a 9781476702728 (pbk.)
- 020 __ |a 1476702721 (pbk.)
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- 050 _4 |a LA227.4 |b .D47 2015
- 055 _3 |a LA227.4 |b .D48 2015
- 100 1_ |a Deresiewicz, William, |d 1964- |e author.
- 245 10 |a Excellent sheep : |b the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life / |c William Deresiewicz.
- 246 30 |a Miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
- 250 __ |a First Free Press paperback edition.
- 264 _1 |a New York : |b Free Press, |c 2015.
- 300 __ |a 245 pages ; |c 22 cm
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 505 0_ |a 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.
- 520 __ |a 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.
- 650 _0 |a Education, Higher |z United States.
- 650 _0 |a Universities and colleges |z United States.
- 650 _0 |a Elite (Social sciences) |x Education |z United States
- 650 _0 |a Critical thinking |x Study and teaching (Higher) |z United States
- 650 _0 |a Reasoning |x Study and teaching (Higher) |z United States
- 650 _0 |a Education, Higher |x Aims and objectives |z United States.
- 650 _0 |a Education, Higher |x Social aspects |z United States.
- 950 __ |a SCNU |f G649.712/D431