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May I refer you to an oldie but goodie: 'The Disadvantages of an Elite Education' by William Deresiewicz: https://theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an
by Kaizyn 10y ago
May I refer you to an oldie but goodie: 'The Disadvantages of an Elite Education' by William Deresiewicz:
https://theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite-education/ https://theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite...
- TruthAndDare 10y ago>It didn’t dawn on me that there might be a few holes in my education until I was about 35. I’d just bought a house, the pipes needed fixing, and the plumber was standing in my kitchen. Hehe, the obvious hole in his education was of course that he couldn't fix his pipes himself. :) Anyway, would you care to summarize or just briefly mention what point the article argues?
- mywittyname 10y agoTL;DR: The purpose of ivy league schools seems to be to teach people the entitlements of being part of an elite class. With that comes a complete ignorance to the fact that there are smarter, more diligent people that don't get into elite universities. [cites the behavior of numerous Yale graduates]