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1 online resource (1 audio file) |
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083000 |
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digital rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
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As a professor at Yale, William 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. |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Read by Mel Foster. |
| Summary |
Evaluates the outcomes of high-pressure educational and parenting approaches that challenge the mind's ability to think critically and creatively, calling for changes that can offer college students a self-directed sense of purpose. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Education, Higher -- United States.
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Universities and colleges -- United States.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Education -- United States.
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Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Reasoning -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Education, Higher. |
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. |
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects. |
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Education. |
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Reasoning -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Universities and colleges. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Education. |
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United States. |
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Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audio books. |
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Audiobooks.
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Foster, Mel, narrator.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Deresiewicz, William, 1964- Excellent sheep : the miseducation of the American elite & the way to a meaningful life [Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Audio, [2014] 9781494502904 9781494532901 (NjBwBT)bl2015011280 (OCoLC)878669871 |
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9781494522902 : $47.95 |
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149452290X : $47.95 |
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