TY  - BOOK
AU  - Deresiewicz,William
TI  - Excellent sheep: the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life 
SN  - 9781476702711 (hardback)
AV  - LA 227.4 D431e 2014
U1  - 378.73 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Free Press
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - United States
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Elite (Social sciences)
KW  - Education
KW  - Critical thinking
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
KW  - Reasoning
KW  - Aims and objectives
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Educación superior
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Universidades y colegios
KW  - Fines y objetivos
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014010790-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1408/2014010790-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2014010790-s.html
ER  -