> the end product at the high end isn't much improved. But we miss out on the breadth of teaching across a wide spectrum of people
I think this can't be overstated.
It means that these elite schools (where the elite go, and where they are recruited from) largely filter for people who are great when they enter the school, and not much else.
Potential for greatness through learning doesn't matter much then, does it? Between the economic filtering for admission and courses like these that will favor students that arrive with a bunch of training you're much more likely to receive of your parents are wealthy, these schools mostly seem to aid the elite at preserving the status quo...
I think this can't be overstated.
It means that these elite schools (where the elite go, and where they are recruited from) largely filter for people who are great when they enter the school, and not much else.
Potential for greatness through learning doesn't matter much then, does it? Between the economic filtering for admission and courses like these that will favor students that arrive with a bunch of training you're much more likely to receive of your parents are wealthy, these schools mostly seem to aid the elite at preserving the status quo...