I was lucky to be a part of a Mentally Gifted Program in Huey Elementary school in Philadelphia. Also learned Latin in our regular classroom. The whole program was to get us to think and experience outside of the box. Unfortunately, my 4 younger siblings did not get the same quality education and therefore went to lower education middle schools as I went to a magnet one cross town.
My siblings are just as intelligent and creative adults. Valuable employees that move up quickly or handle multiple departments. It is interesting how even employers treat employees like empty receptacles. Train you to recite their core values based on capitalism. Don't dare make a suggestion to HR on how to make things better as I did at my design firm as a Jr. Assistant Designer in NY. Moving to SF however our youthful input and creativity was highly valued! In fact, our boss from Ireland only hired young creative, inventors. Daily Good News and all the associated sites, Creative Spark and Memory Bridge feed my SOUL and I am so Thankful to have found you all!
On Apr 17, 2026 A wrote :