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From the Ted Talk by Karim Abouelnaga: A summer school kids actually want to attend
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Open Cloze
If kids were in school over the summer, then they couldn't regress, but ___________ ______ school is poorly designed. For kids it feels like punishment, and for teachers it _____ like babysitting. But how can we expect principals to _______ an effective summer _______ when the school year ends the last week of June and then summer school starts just one week later? There just isn't enough time to find the right people, sort out the logistics, and ______ an engaging curriculum that excites kids and teachers.
Solution
- feels
- program
- traditional
- design
- summer
- execute
Original Text
If kids were in school over the summer, then they couldn't regress, but traditional summer school is poorly designed. For kids it feels like punishment, and for teachers it feels like babysitting. But how can we expect principals to execute an effective summer program when the school year ends the last week of June and then summer school starts just one week later? There just isn't enough time to find the right people, sort out the logistics, and design an engaging curriculum that excites kids and teachers.
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