With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I am reminded of the age-old tradition of handing out Valentine's cards at school. When I was a child, Valentine's cards were reserved for your friends and class teacher. At some point during the designated "Valentine's Day Party", students would walk around the class and deposit cards into glitter-decorated paper bags. Some kids received copious amounts of red, white and heart-shaped declarations of friendship and love, while others had a few at most. In the end, the number of Valentine's cards that ended up in your possession was a barometer of your popularity amongst your peers. Thankfully, with a better understanding of child development and overall social equality, this school tradition has evolved over the years. These days, if a teacher decides to do a valentine exchange with the students, typically a class list is handed-out prior to the Valentine's event with the expectation that every child ...