I distinctly remember one of my favorite moment from one of my twelve years of schooling. One day in my fourth grade class, we spent the whole day laughing over Dr. Seuss books, so much so that we even cooked his famous green eggs and ham. Dr. Seuss, an American author, popular for writing children’s books and cartoons, attended an Ivy League school in 1925, which perfectly fits this joke of an education. In an article written by William Deresiewicz, author, essayist, and literary critic, “Don’t Send Your Kids to the Ivy League”, he argues that the elite education some kids have been dreaming of their entire lives, is actually very corrupt in and of itself, desiring only the peculiar breed of students that somehow attain the qualities needed
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In the opening of the article, the author addresses the education he is about to speak on, as well as describes his own background in education, like how he “attended Columbia University before teaching at Yale from 1998 to 2008”(201). This information lets his readers know that said information is coming from someone with personal ties to the topic. As well as actually attending one of these Ivy League schools, Deresiewicz has also taught at one, giving him the authority to speak on this subject. Likewise, The author provides several examples of credible information from credible sources within his argument. He uses sources such as David Foster Wallace, American writer and novelist, and the U.S. News and World Report, a magazine famous for its annual ranking of institutions of higher education. By incorporating these sources into his argument, William Deresiewicz builds trust with his audience by showing them that he knows what he is talking about and that he is getting his information from reliable sources. It important to us readers that an author covers all of his bases on a subject, and through gathering his data from these different places, Deresiewicz does that. In addition to building up his credibility, Deresiewicz embellished his case with experiences within his own life. We already know that he attended an Ivy League himself, but it …show more content…
He clearly restates his stance and introduces a potential change in education. A push toward equal education in this democratic society. Just like the idea of happiness or success, education means something different to each
In the opening of the article, the author addresses the education he is about to speak on, as well as describes his own background in education, like how he “attended Columbia University before teaching at Yale from 1998 to 2008”(201). This information lets his readers know that said information is coming from someone with personal ties to the topic. As well as actually attending one of these Ivy League schools, Deresiewicz has also taught at one, giving him the authority to speak on this subject. Likewise, The author provides several examples of credible information from credible sources within his argument. He uses sources such as David Foster Wallace, American writer and novelist, and the U.S. News and World Report, a magazine famous for its annual ranking of institutions of higher education. By incorporating these sources into his argument, William Deresiewicz builds trust with his audience by showing them that he knows what he is talking about and that he is getting his information from reliable sources. It important to us readers that an author covers all of his bases on a subject, and through gathering his data from these different places, Deresiewicz does that. In addition to building up his credibility, Deresiewicz embellished his case with experiences within his own life. We already know that he attended an Ivy League himself, but it …show more content…
He clearly restates his stance and introduces a potential change in education. A push toward equal education in this democratic society. Just like the idea of happiness or success, education means something different to each