具体描述
A groundbreaking manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be—but aren’t—providing.
As a professor at Yale, Bill Deresiewicz saw something that troubled him deeply. His students, some of the nation’s 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 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. 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 who's 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.
作者简介
William Deresiewicz was a professor at Yale until 2008. He is the author of the landmark essays “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education” and “Solitude and Leadership” and is a frequent speaker on campuses around the country. A contributing writer for The Nation and a contributing editor for The New Republic and The American Scholar, he is the author of A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter.
目录信息
Part 1 Sheep
1 The Students p. 7
2 The History p. 27
3 The Training p. 41
4 The Institutions p. 59
Part 2 Self
5 What Is College For? p. 77
6 Inventing Your Life p. 89
7 Leadership p. 131
Part 3 Schools
8 Great Books p. 149
9 Spirit Guides p. 173
10 Your Guide to the Rankings p. 191
Part 4 Society
11 Welcome to the Club p. 205
12 The Self-Overcoming of the Hereditary Meritocracy p. 225
Acknowledgments p. 243
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读后感
我的儿子才4岁，虽然离读大学还很早很早，可是，应该教给他什么，让他学习什么，却早已开始困扰我们。 我们在最开始选择幼儿园的时候，几乎看了我们附近的所有幼儿园，从同一个小区里的双语国际幼儿园，看到了开车超过40分钟的国学幼儿园。不管哪个幼儿园，我们总都是觉得有不...
评分今年六月，我和无数中国大学生一起迈入了毕业季。 作为一名不知名211大学的新闻专业的女生，从去年的9月开始，奔波于沈阳（学校所在地）的各个校园招聘会和面试地点之间，辗转在奔赴北上广的飞机与火车上。 每一轮面试后，我都以每两分钟一次的频率查看手机短信和邮件，等着...
评分 评分大学是成年生活初期最自由的时间段，它给每位学子提供了一次真正思考的机会：远离社会、暂时摆脱来自家庭影响和职业规划的束缚，站在远处以纯净并批判的眼光审视整个世界，通过大量阅读、习惯思考，放缓脚步，投入深度对话，并为自己创建一个丰满的精神世界。 但是，很多人报考...
评分春天来了，夏天也近了，六月快到了，又迎来了毕业季。回想起自己当年毕业之际，充满着深深的无助和迷茫。高考填志愿的时候，听从了家人的建议，选择了他们口中“好就业”的工作。 大学这几年，学着一些云里雾里的专业课，临近毕业，依然不知道自己要找什么样的工作，甚至都忘记...
用户评价
so what?
评分都是些老生常谈的问题了，我觉得追究下二战后美国大学没有为世界贡献几个原创性思想家才是关键
评分出版当时就很轰动，想看了很久的书。Personal, incisive, thoughtful and bold. 和How to Raise an Adult 中对精英大学和学生，家长的批判遥相呼应。美国高等教育的问题有很多书，看得越多，越可以对Elite大学祛魅。这本中尤其让我觉得有意思的是从历史变化角度的分析，对大学和教授的意义，和对几种不同高等教育学校之间的比较。
评分和作者2008年那篇the disadvantage of elite education相比，这本没有那么sharp，拖拖拉拉了好几个礼拜才读完，中间溜出去读了几本其他的书。有一些思考的地方，但是没啥特别的。
评分A very angry book that points out some of the deep problems of the American college education system. Not perfect, but should be a must-read for ppl who want to study in American colleges. I'm just grateful that I didn't become an excellent sheep.
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