Deresiewicz William Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of America`s Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life 9781476702711

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Автор: Deresiewicz William
Название: Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of America`s Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Перевод названия: Вильям Дерешевич: Отличная овца. Плохое образование американской элиты
ISBN: 9781476702711
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Классификация: ISBN-10: 1476702713
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 256
Вес: 0.41 кг.
Дата издания: 19.08.2014
Язык: English
Поставляется из: США
Описание: A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be--but arent--providing.
As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nations brightest minds, were adrift when it came to the big questions: how to think critically and creatively, and how to find a sense of purpose.
Excellent Sheep takes 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 Yales 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. Deresiewicz explains how college should be a time for self-discovery, when students can establish their own values and measures of success, so they can forge their own path. He addresses parents, students, educators, and anyone whos interested in the direction of American society, featuring quotes from real students and graduates he has corresponded with over the years, candidly exposing where the system is broken and clearly presenting solutions.

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of America`s Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, Deresiewicz William