Excellent Sheep

Short description: 2015 social criticism book by William Deresiewicz

Excellent Sheep

Author| William Deresiewicz
Subject| Philosophy of education, higher education, general sociology[1]
Published| 2015 (Free Press)
Pages| 256[1]
ISBN| 9781476702728 [1]

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life is a 2015 book of social criticism on the role of elite colleges in American society written by William Deresiewicz and published by Free Press.[1] Deresiewicz addresses the pressure of succeeding under which students are put by their parents and by society, considering more particularly the ones that are planning to attend Ivy League universities.

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Deresiewicz, William. "Excellent Sheep". http://books.simonandschuster.com/Excellent-Sheep/William-Deresiewicz/9781476702728.

## References

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* Bhojani, H. F. (July 2014). "Rev. of Excellent Sheep". Mother Jones 39 (4): 57. ISSN 0362-8841.
* Christensen, Bryce (June 2014). "Rev. of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite & the Way to a Meaningful Life". Booklist 110 (19/20): 6. ISSN 0006-7385.
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