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

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

♥ Book 33 of 2021

➢ I really enjoyed reading this book.

My top 3 quotes
  • True self-esteem means not caring whether you get an A in the first place. It means recognizing, despite all you’ve been trained to believe, that the grades you get do not define your value as a human being. It means deciding for yourself what constitutes success.
  • Schools have lots of reasons for stroking their students’ egos. It makes for happy customers. It primes the donation pump.
  • There is nothing wrong with taking pride in your intellect or achievement. There is something wrong with the smugness and self-congratulations that elite schools connive at from the moment that the fat envelopes arrive in the mail


★ Final Rating: 5 Stars