具體描述
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.
著者簡介
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.
圖書目錄
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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讀後感
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評分用戶評價
so what?
评分精英型教育是全球通病
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.
评分這不就我說的“去波士頓但彆當波士頓人”嘛……考上名校是個人能力的體現，終歸不是件壞事，打著這個招牌到處當troll纔是值得吐槽的吧。傳送 http://libgen.org/get?md5=1c02f9853cf907f22218bc863fe9087d
评分和作者2008年那篇the disadvantage of elite education相比，這本沒有那麼sharp，拖拖拉拉瞭好幾個禮拜纔讀完，中間溜齣去讀瞭幾本其他的書。有一些思考的地方，但是沒啥特彆的。
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