No two flowers bloom the same, and that’s what makes a garden beautiful. Some petals open wide at dawn; others hold their color into the evening. Some stand tall on single stems; others group close to the earth. When we think of children as we think of flowers, we begin to see that variation is not a problem to fix but a richness to celebrate. Children notice differences early: the curl of a friend’s hair, the way a classmate speaks, the games other children prefer to play. How we speak about...