Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life /

Deresiewicz, William, 1964-

Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life / Miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life William Deresiewicz. - First Free Press hardcover edition. - New York, NY : Free Press, 2014. - 245 p. ; 24 cm

On cover, the word "Excellent" has a big red "X" over the letters "Ex", making the title "Xcellent sheep."

Part 1. Sheep --
The students --
The history --
The training --
The institutions --
Part 2. Self --
What is college for? --
Inventing your life --
Leadership --
Part 3. Schools --
Great books --
Spirit guides --
Your guide to the rankings --
Part 4. Society --
Welcome to the club --
The self-overcoming of the hereditary meritocracy.

"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"--

9781476702711 (hardback) 1476702713 (hardback)


Education, Higher--United States.
Universities and colleges--United States.
Elite (Social sciences)--Education--United States.
Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Reasoning--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.
Educación superior --Estados Unidos
Universidades y colegios --Estados Unidos
Educación superior --Fines y objetivos --Estados Unidos

LA 227.4 / D431e 2014

378.73