Pomona, or another liberal-arts college like it, should undertake a bold experiment in low-tech education.

Peyton’s early stirrings of self-belief. Grayson’s week-two awakening. Caden’s mountain-scaling momentum in week six. Jaxson’s final, reflective sunrise at the summit.

After caring for several generations of the same family, Janice Walters is retiring and she’s taking a little bit of the ...