Beyond their early training and the gradual learning of the community’s stories and rules of speech, these kids were left alone to play with other kids, often from their large extended families. By the time kids were school age, their parents simply turned them over, trusting school would take care of the rest. They believed, or hoped, they had prepared their children for school. No one told them anything different. At work, working class people are forced to submit to authority if they want to keep their jobs, and this attitude is passed to children: pay your dues and enjoy your free time.
