Notions of time were also quite different in Trackton. For the middle class time comes in structured blocks. When middle class grown-ups say, “Time’s up,” kids learn to abandon an activity and be ready for the next one in a busy schedule. Trackton kids experienced time as a flow—they usually got to finish what they started; they were not accustomed to people saying, “Time’s up!” In school, the phrase simply confused them, and when they continued to play they were scolded and punished.
