In Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz describes ‘elite’ higher education as one in which students perform excellently, but only in a spirit of compliance with assigned tasks. The depth of this problem – which has a long pedigree in philosophy – is such that an advantage might be found in non-‘elite’ and even manifestly lame education. This advantage is illustrated through the story of a low point in my teaching career, in which affects of anger, shame and disappointment erupted into the classroom. Because these negative feelings can make it possible for us to discover that we actually do care, such experiences – precluded by excellent compliance – may be important ones in the course of a meaningful education.

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在赞美la行中：对威廉·德雷斯维奇的《羊》的回应

威廉·德瑞西维奇（William Deresiewicz）在《优秀的绵羊》中将“精英”高等教育描述为一种学生表现出色的学习方式，但只有本着遵守分配任务的精神。这个问题的深度（在哲学上有很长的血统）使得在非“精英”甚至明显la脚的教育中可能会发现一个优势。我的教学生涯经历了一段低谷的故事，说明了这种优势，其中愤怒，羞耻和失望的情绪涌入了课堂。因为这些负面情绪可以使我们发现自己确实在关心自己，所以这种经历（因出色的遵纪守法而被排除在外）在有意义的教育过程中可能很重要。