The tyranny of the meritocracy democratizing higher education in america guinier lani 9780807006276 books amazonca. Tyranny of the meritocracy is a must read for all those who have guessed but could not prove that our hypercompetitive approach to higher education which rewards those with the most wealth and privilege and blames the rest for their plight not only makes a mockery of the term meritocracy but endangers our democracy. Lani guiniers new book the tyranny of the meritocracy will be of interest to many in the connectivist circles where i run we believe that individual knowledge is created in social contexts and through social interaction we prize collaboration skills. Lani guinier has written a new book that digs deep into the issue of meritocracy a very powerful report on how we are to look at meritocracy and think about it in the twenty first century this book has something for every generation students professors and business leaders i recommend it with great enthusiasm read it and learn but also be one who looks very carefully at the . To reclaim higher education as a cornerstone of democracy guinier argues that institutions of higher learning must focus on admitting and educating a class of students who will be critical thinkers active citizens and publicly spirited leaders