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