Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
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Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
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The work Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.
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- Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
- Title remainder
- the miseducation of the American elite and the way to a meaningful life
- Statement of responsibility
- William Deresiewicz
- Subject
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- Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States
- Education, Higher -- United States
- Elite (Social sciences) -- Education -- United States
- Reasoning -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- Universities and colleges -- United States
- Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
- Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A sharp look at the high-pressure conveyor belt that begins with parents and counselors who demand perfect grades and culminates in the skewed applications Deresiewicz saw firsthand as a member of Yale's admissions committee. As schools shift focus from the humanities to 'practical' subjects like economics and computer science, students are losing the ability to think in innovative ways
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- Midwest
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- PerformerNote
- Read by Mel Foster
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
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