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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.
- 教育
- 美国
- 精英教育
- Education
- 高等教育
- 社会
- 思考
- 社会学
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.
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“有一次，我去里德学院一堂政治课上旁听，我发现课堂上讨论的质量非常高，对思维探索非常严肃，比常春藤学校不知好出多少。这种人文学院不怎么关注排名，不把自己视为职业培训的场所，而这里的四年，你可以暂时脱离现实，一心一意训练自己的大脑，培养自己的价值观。” 作者...
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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 evaluating arguments; and agree with him, forgetting what we learned in our education: being critical to what seems to be critical.
评分觉得这个书从一开始就有一点三观不合。总是有一种何不食肉糜的感觉。作者强调毕业的时候精英教育下的学生择业的狭窄性，并鼓励大家去追求梦想追求小众。但是作者讲述的大部分人这么选择的原因：拥有更多下一步选择的权利，我觉得其实是很适用于大部分大学毕业没有特定世界观的小本的。选择安全感随大流也没有什么错，一味标新立异可能更容易误入歧途或者白白浪费时间，不过作者硬是要解释成这就是热爱与梦想，就给人一种经典的只在意上层建筑却不考虑物质基础的经典美国中产精英论调的感觉。不能为了diversity而diversity啊。抛问题抛的很切实际，可是提出的解决方案太狭窄并理想化。
评分精致的利己主义者的说法是不对的，他们是遵循社会的规范（或游戏规则）而努力回应社会体制设计思路的期待，并致力于成为中产阶层的成功人士、精英。这些优秀的常春藤羊群才是社会稳定与统一的整合者，他们的表率性也是整个社会在理所当然期待的东西
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