My girl cousins were all debutantes. One of my cousins as a debutante. Another cousin as a debutante. In regional towns, deb balls were a rite of passage. The debutante ball originated in England where young women of the upper class were presented at court to the monarch. This marked their entry into society and meant that they were able to attend adult social events.

But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided. Thinking about differentiation and social justice. This blog post was co-authored by Sue Thomas and Sue Monk How do schools conceptualise difference? How does this conceptualisation play out in terms of social justice? Thinking about differentiation and social justice.