[lbo-talk] teaching the pampered rich at Harvard

[John Thornton]

Joseph Catron wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> To me, his point is that the pampered children of our elite go
>> to places like Harvard to learn how to make even more money than they grew
>> up with, and view the faculty as hired help that will assist them in that
>> goal.
>>     
>
> But in my experience, that's generally what the majority of students
> from every class have in mind when they head off to college.  If I've
> ever noticed any difference, it's that those from comfortable
> backgrounds are somewhat more likely to go the art history or English
> route.  The children of working stiffs typically head straight for the
> undergrad B-schools and engineering departments.

Your experience sounds like it is very limited if this is your opinion 
of State University students.

John Thornton