[chrisseaton]

> middle class kids are rarely trained from a young age to be involved in extra-curricular activities

I almost can't think of something more middle-class than an aggressive dedication to as many extra-curricular activities as possible. SUVs full of children being driven from baseball to ballet to swimming? Seems a common part of culture for the middle-class?

[MandieD]

More like upper-middle, because those activities aren’t cheap. Ballet: lessons, costumes and shoes (make it onto pointe? New shoes every few weeks) Swimming: new suits every few weeks when the chlorine starts eating through and travel to swim meets. Baseball: if you want to really compete, you’re going to be on a travel team.

And those SUVs require parents (usually moms) with the free time to do all that driving and managing.