class vs. tact

I think there is a subtle (yet important) difference in class affecting your mannerisms and views of life, and then a lack of understanding about how to approach a certain situation. The example of Rebecca from the second half of the book was interesting. While, towards the end, I do understand how she offered a "fresh approach" (114) to tutoring, the way she approached her math professor was just rude (64). And that could come from a lot of things, age and inexperience seeming to be a greater cause than class. To suggest that a poor person cannot catch the attention of a middle class person with dignity is insulting on every level, every angle possible. If you approach someone in a hostile or highly confrontational manner, you are not going to get a good response even if both parties are from the same social background.