Thanks to Stu Egan, a HS teacher from Winston-Salem, NC, the song Pilgrimage (1983) takes on some relevance all these 35 years later:
See also Dahlia Lithwick, a brilliant lawyer and parent, on the importance of extracurriculars in education and why those Florida HS students are so good at what they do— they’ve been practicing
http://slate.me/2F5kCA8
http://slate.me/2osMerS
We all learn from our kids— hopefully the right lessons,
Bertis