This is a good but uneventful book. Deresiewicz expertly retreads a lot of pretty familiar class and cultural critiques of our current education system. He skirts the edge of political while offering solutions that would require radical political action. It's worth the read if you're interested. The book is well written, a quick read, and filled with interesting anecdotes, but I don't think this is really necessary reading even for the very specific subjects it addresses.