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Author:

Deresiewicz, William, 1964-

Title:

Excellent sheep [sound recording] : the miseducation of the American elite & the way to a meaningful life / William Deresiewicz.

Format:

[sound recording] :

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Tantor MediaInc.,

Copyright Date:

p2014

Description:

7 sound discs (8.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

EDUCATION.--Higher.
EDUCATION.--Philosophy & Social Aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.--General.
EDUCATION.--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.--General.--General.
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.
Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Higher)
Education, Higher.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
Education, Higher--Social aspects.
Elite (Social sciences)--Education.
Reasoning--Study and teaching (Higher)
Universities and colleges.
United States.
Audiobooks.
Audiobooks.

Other Authors:

Foster, Mel.
Tantor Media.

Notes:

Title from container. Read by Mel Foster. Compact discs. New Audiobook -- October -- 2016

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1494532905 (Library edition)
9781494532901 (Library edition)
1494502909 (retail ed.)
9781494502904 (retail ed.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)878669871

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)