Privileged Poor vs. Doubly Disadvantaged at Elite Schools
Some of these issues extend beyond such narrow groups. Office hours as a concept are easily one of the weirdest and most confusing things ever because they simultaneously encompass at least two entirely different disharmonious concepts. Are they (a) time set aside so those who need significant help can get it without disrupting class, or (b) time aside so students can chat and schmooze with their professors?The reality is that they're portrayed as (a) while really being significantly (b).And this can be very confusing, unless you come from a self-centered elite worldview where (a) and (b) aren't highly differentiated."Why does everyone both tell me to go to office hours like it's it club, but then make it sound like it's for people who don't understand the assignment? If I go and understand the assignment won't it just be awkward?"You definitely don't have to come from a poor or disadvantaged background to find the whole thing difficult to figure out.The whole concept of "discussing your grade" is another overlap. People from a certain strata do this constantly and it's a perfect example of something bluring (a) and (b).