Excellent sheep : [the miseducation of the american elite and the way to a meaningful life] /
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' s...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Old Saybrook, Conn.] :
Tantor Media, Inc.,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Subtitle from container. Compact discs. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 7 sound discs (8.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 9781494502904 1494502909 |