I wonder if any kid has happy memories of elementary school. It seemed like pure social torture to me, and many failed attempts to figure out how to “fit in.” Who were the kids that “fit”, and why? And then why did all the rest of us scramble about, trying to get their approval and acceptance. It could be age, race, religion, body size, that [...]

I remember my first socialization with other boys from other neighborhoods, public school – first grade.  It was my first organized social life, everyone thrown together in one building and then grouped by grade. Social contact was miles between first and fourth graders at this school, yet back home in our own neighborhood we all played together – sports, cards games, bike riding, skate boards, [...]