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From the Ted Talk by Adrian K. Haugabrook: 3 ways to lower the barriers to higher education
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Open Cloze
So the first is time. Time goes hand in hand with cost, and this is how it _________ goes. College courses and degrees are typically assessed based on credit hours. And each credit costs money. So therefore, in this ________, time, therefore cost, is _____, and ________ is variable. This really makes it problematic to _____ down cost, and it particularly becomes problematic if you’re trying to _______ school, work and other family ___________, as well as other obligations and responsibilities. But if we are to flip that scenario, and therefore make learning the constant and time variable, then we break the tyranny of time. I mean, really, isn't that what school is about? It's about learning and gaining mastery, versus logging in a particular number of hours.
Solution
- obligations
- learning
- fixed
- scenario
- typically
- drive
- balance
Original Text
So the first is time. Time goes hand in hand with cost, and this is how it typically goes. College courses and degrees are typically assessed based on credit hours. And each credit costs money. So therefore, in this scenario, time, therefore cost, is fixed, and learning is variable. This really makes it problematic to drive down cost, and it particularly becomes problematic if you’re trying to balance school, work and other family obligations, as well as other obligations and responsibilities. But if we are to flip that scenario, and therefore make learning the constant and time variable, then we break the tyranny of time. I mean, really, isn't that what school is about? It's about learning and gaining mastery, versus logging in a particular number of hours.
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