Spring is the season of rebirth, which often comes with hopeful expectations that something positive will take place in the coming days. This time of the year represents new beginnings and changes. A good example is the start of the school year. Schools start a new semester in spring in Korea, and students return to classes after a long winter break. Some are taking their first step toward the bigger world, and they are mostly first graders.

My youngest boy recently started his first year of school after kindergarten. Feeling highly agitated about stepping into the classroom for the first time, I still vividly remember how he repeatedly went to the bathroom before leaving home. Aside from his nervous behavior, I have been struck with the less ordinary........

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