My parents, are brilliant with such high IQ's. I am smart too, gifted. I will probably want to figure out if the similar IQ is nature, nurture, combo. Part of my education was about memorization, and there are studies showing white individuals score higher on IQ tests; not from their IQ, but from the language structure & cultural references. Not why I'm writing; but something I'm curious about.I'm different than my adopted family. I have been called a bleeding heart, which is false. I just have empathy, and that area of my brain, is existent and big. They're more technical.
I think bleeding heart, means Activism? I'm kind of against it; it reminds me of guerrilla warfare. It seems like variations of violence & DISRESPECT to systems in place. (Logically, there is some news of activists having done some good; but MORE of those groups, are extremists instead, causing SIGNIFICANT HARM. This fails to be a values equation neither weights & measures. Anyone who thinks that, has a Clinical Thinking Error. You NEVER hurt people, to cause change. You also, ARE WHAT YOU REPEATEDLY DO. If you're an activist, doing illegal things, then you're a criminal, working for organized crime. Not an activist, AN OUTLAW. Even if some of the illegal actions, produce some good, it's still wrong.
You don't have to be in the system, to create change. There are other, lawful ways. Artist & Writers, have been creating change, for millennia. As do creators, social workers, politicians. Anyone, can create influence & change.
Societies improve, through collaboration & communication. This happens, through safe frames & awareness. All healthy change, that sticks, is done in targeted ways, that benefit all.
Having said that, it seems as though my adopted family, had some ideas about education, that may be rooted in Middle Eastern mythology, which feels strange to learn about. The methods of development are good. The cultural ideas that are not American, I feel concerned about.
My parents, had me in intensive & long training programs, in school, art, music, language, sport & religion. I liked sports & music the best. But also felt frustrated as a kid, gravitating towards reading & writing, as my go-to.
My dad, he's a genius. He flies planes & I want to be a pilot too. He used to work in tech, a Mechanical Engineer, directing US & Eurasia, for 2 major int'l corps (you all, own their products). He speaks English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Mandarin. His daughter, speaks multiple languages, incl. Japanese. (I wanted to multi-lingual like them. I only know English, maybe some French from "home", a little Spanish.)
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There was a Study: Researchers split students into Group A & B.
Group A, had 1 art project, they worked on all semester, continually revising & submitted at end.
Group B, was required to turn in 1 art project a day.
At the end of the semester, their learning, performance & results, were evaluated.
Who do you think did better?
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Group B
