Anonymous
Post 03/28/2018 07:27     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
There's a lot of money to be made in peddling books about mediocrity to the masses.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2018 00:13     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
He spoke to a small group of students at Yale about 3 years ago. Accounts from students who were present described a low key, somewhat awkward, Q&A in which Deresiewicz expressed views far more moderate when confronted with concrete examples of how students should conduct themselves in their studies, careers, etc.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 22:32     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Anonymous wrote:I did, and I do. That said, my kid is only 11 so I'm seeing the rat race he describes only in its early stages. But as someone who went to a fancy school and married someone who went to a not very "good" state school, I can say that it makes not one whit of a difference in our life happiness. I no longer see a point in aiming my child toward the kind of college I went to. If that is what he wants and drives toward it, fine. But we'll be sure he understands he will have an equally good life going to any one of 300 other colleges in the country, and that we'll be equally proud of him.


But your kid is 11.

So easy to say this now...
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:55     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Anonymous wrote:He's a know-it-all and ignores his white male privilege


There's something to this. My working class parents pushed me to excel academically and wanted me to go to the best schools. I want my daughter to be happy and creative even if that means lesser achievement. But although I say that and mean it, I am also sort of assuming that while "being happy" she will also be reasonably successful and paid an adequate amount at a nice job she enjoys. It will be interesting to see how she turns out, and what she chooses for her own children if she has any.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:30     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Anonymous wrote:Sheep go to UVA

World changers and dreamers go to U.MD


Give it a rest.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:20     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?


Amusing the responses on this thread. There are degrees of being a sheep. Not going to an Ivy and making boatloads of money is not exactly rebelling, is it now?????


Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 21:18     Subject: Re:How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Anonymous wrote:For every herd of sheep there is a fox out there - under the radar and doing things their own way at a state university. Education will be paid for, they will have a resume full of scholarships and paid internships from graduating at the top of their class and grad schools will fight - and even pay- for them to attend - even if mom and dad can afford it. I almost feel a little guilty writing this, because there are a lot of foxes out there scooping up all the jobs while the sheep scratch their heads and wondering what happened - looking for yet another hand out from mom and dad.


I’m. It sure you understand how grad school funding works.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 19:55     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Sheep go to UVA

World changers and dreamers go to U.MD
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 19:47     Subject: Re:How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
https://www.getnugget.co/excellent-sheep-summary/

This is a little easier synopsis than the 1 hour video.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 18:44     Subject: Re:How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
For every herd of sheep there is a fox out there - under the radar and doing things their own way at a state university. Education will be paid for, they will have a resume full of scholarships and paid internships from graduating at the top of their class and grad schools will fight - and even pay- for them to attend - even if mom and dad can afford it. I almost feel a little guilty writing this, because there are a lot of foxes out there scooping up all the jobs while the sheep scratch their heads and wondering what happened - looking for yet another hand out from mom and dad.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2018 10:25     Subject: How many people have read "Excellent Sheep" by William Deresiewicz and agree with his theory?
Anonymous wrote:He's a know-it-all and ignores his white male privilege


You forgot Cis-gendered.