Quotes by William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life

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Practical utility, however, is not the ultimate purpose of a liberal arts education. Its ultimate purpose is to help you — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Depression means self-loathing, self-disgust, and the kind of emotional numbness that feels like psychic death. — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
The purpose of college, to put this all another way, is to turn adolescents into adults. You needn't go to school for th — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
We inherited a strong and flourishing country, and instead of making the investments - that is, the sacrifices - to main — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
And speaking of options ,these kids [the ones who attend elite universities] have all been told that theirs are limitles — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
But the compulsive overachievement of today's elite college students - the sense that they need to keep running as fast — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Fortunately, our colleges and universities are fully cognizant of the problems I have been delineating and take concerte — William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life