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Excellent sheep, the miseducation of the American elite & the way to a meaningful life, William Deresiewicz

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Excellent sheep, the miseducation of the American elite & the way to a meaningful life, William Deresiewicz
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Excellent sheep
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878669871
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William Deresiewicz
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the miseducation of the American elite & the way to a meaningful life
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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
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