There are four significant lessons from Kindergarten that have survived in my memory over the course of my lifetime: how to sculpt a vase out of paper mâché, the recipe for making blue Play-Doh, all of the ways a rock can be decorated to look like a farm animal, and most importantly, how to perfectly recite the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States with correct form and proper etiquette. All of these lessons have lived in the obscure recesses of my mind for approximately 15 years, but the fourth lesson has been exercised much more frequently and certainly introduced to the lives of every other individual in America beside myself. Almost like clockwork, our muscle memory reminds us, when appropriate, to stand up, remove any headwear, place…