Deresiewicz was a professor of mine when he was formulating many of the arguments that he made in Excellent Sheep and he's gone on to be a real intellectual hero for me. He's absolutely spot-on. Students at Yale at that time (as well as now, I imagine) believe themselves to be at the top of a meritocratic system. Deresiewicz's critique i…
Deresiewicz was a professor of mine when he was formulating many of the arguments that he made in Excellent Sheep and he's gone on to be a real intellectual hero for me. He's absolutely spot-on. Students at Yale at that time (as well as now, I imagine) believe themselves to be at the top of a meritocratic system. Deresiewicz's critique is much more accurate - that they're basically box-checkers and real worth is to be found elsewhere.
Deresiewicz was a professor of mine when he was formulating many of the arguments that he made in Excellent Sheep and he's gone on to be a real intellectual hero for me. He's absolutely spot-on. Students at Yale at that time (as well as now, I imagine) believe themselves to be at the top of a meritocratic system. Deresiewicz's critique is much more accurate - that they're basically box-checkers and real worth is to be found elsewhere.