作者：WilliamDeresiewicz
出版社：FreePress
副标题：TheMiseducationoftheAmericanEliteandtheWaytoaMeaningfulLife
出版年：2014-8-19
页数：256
定价：USD26.00
装帧：Hardcover
ISBN：9781476702711
内容简介
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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
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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
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Introduction p. 1
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
评论 ······
should we smash a system from outside or alternate it from within?
The author is pretty good at knowing his readers; and he do want to conquer the readers mind. To this end, the narrative is meticulously honed. That's dangerous. We may lose our vigilance for evaluati…
Excellent book. I agree with the author that "learn to learn" and "finding yourself" are the most important things in college education and probably require a lot of years after college. An excellent …
读个序就够了
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