The Loss of Locality

One of the things about having kids is that their experiences put cultural change in sharp relief. You see the issues they deal with and think back to what you were doing when you were the same age.

Although my children are older now, I vividly remember conversations we had back when they were in elementary school and the stories that they would tell about what was happening.

A recurring theme was: a student getting suspended or expelled for doing something that seemed mild to me. It was c...