The first thing Marcia noticed when she met her tutor, Susan, was her long, beautiful hair. As someone who studied cosmetology with an eye for natural beauty, Marcia wanted to tell Susan how gorgeous her hair was. The only problem was, she had no idea how to say it in
EDUCATION
Susan’s journey to success
“Dumb.” “Stupid.” “Slow.” These words, hurled by teachers, strangers and even family members, became the building blocks of Susan’s self-image. She faced the brutality of growing up in the 60s and 70s as a kid with an undiagnosed learning disability. At the time, such differences were not widely understood and