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Judging Higher Education on the Merits

Judging Higher Education on the Merits Judging Higher Education on the Merits: A Review of Deresiewicz, William, Excellent Sheep, The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life; Lani Guinier, The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America, and Lauren, A., Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs r ebec ca s h ama s h Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men—the balance wheel of the social machinery. —mann, h. (18 4 8). t welfth ann ual r ep o rt t o the s ecr e tary o f the ma ssa ch us e t t s s tate b oar d o f ed ucatio n. e a Th bove words, now reduced to cliché, were written in 1848 by the famed educational reformer Horace Mann. Since that time, equality has become a rallying cry of many seeking to reform, expand, or improve education in the United States. Yet while education’s potential to effect equality is indeed great, its propensity to increase inequality and reaffirm social hiera rchy can be equally powerful. Today our systems of education, particularly of higher education, seem to be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Good Society Penn State University Press

Judging Higher Education on the Merits

Shamash, Rebecca
The Good Society , Volume 25 (2) – Nov 29, 2017
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Judging Higher Education on the Merits: A Review of Deresiewicz, William, Excellent Sheep, The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life; Lani Guinier, The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America, and Lauren, A., Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs r ebec ca s h ama s h Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men—the balance wheel of the social machinery. —mann, h. (18 4 8). t welfth ann ual r ep o rt t o the s ecr e tary o f the ma ssa ch us e t t s s tate b oar d o f ed ucatio n. e a Th bove words, now reduced to cliché, were written in 1848 by the famed educational reformer Horace Mann. Since that time, equality has become a rallying cry of many seeking to reform, expand, or improve education in the United States. Yet while education’s potential to effect equality is indeed great, its propensity to increase inequality and reaffirm social hiera rchy can be equally powerful. Today our systems of education, particularly of higher education, seem to be

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