Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

William Deresiewicz

257 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction education politics sociology informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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For readers seeking a captivating exploration of the American education system and a call to action for a more meaningful life, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz is a must-read, offering a candid and inspiring critique of the elite education system and a vision for a more authentic and purpose-driven approach to learning.

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This book is a groundbreaking manifesto about what our nation's top schools should be -- but aren't -- providing: "The ex-Yale professor effectively skewers elite colleges, their brainy but soulless students (those 'sheep'), pushy parents, and adm...

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