Excellent Sheep
The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
New York, NY : Free Press, 2014.
Format: Book
Edition: First Free Press hardcover edition.
Description: 245 pages ; 24 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Sheep. The students ; The history ; The training ; The institutions -- Self. What is college for? ; Inventing your life ; Leadership -- Schools. Great books ; Spirit guides ; Your guide to the rankings -- Society. Welcome to the club ; The self-overcoming of the hereditary meritocracy.
Subjects:
Education, Higher -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- United States.
Elite (Social sciences) -- Education -- United States.
Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Reasoning -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States.
Education, Higher -- United States.
Universities and colleges -- United States.
Elite (Social sciences) -- Education -- United States.
Critical thinking -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Reasoning -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States.
ISBN:
9781476702711 (hardback)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
EDUCATION College Der | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/4/2024) |
EDUCATION Der | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
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On jacket, the word "Excellent" has a big red "X" over the letters "Ex", making the title "Xcellent sheep."