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From the Ted Talk by Dorsa Amir: How the Industrial Revolution changed childhood

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A srtnage byproduct of all this micro-managing is that we're teaching kids things that don't even need to be tughat. Kids don't need to be taught how to play. They don't even need to be taught how to talk, really. You don't have to point to an apple and say, "This is an apple." Kids can also learn through exposure, like hearing you ask your husband for an apple and him handing you one. "Apples." - done. And the idea that it is a parent's duty to ctlasontny craft and mitoonr their children's experiences causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety and may, in fact, be dartietemnl.

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A _______ byproduct of all this micro-managing is that we're teaching kids things that don't even need to be ______. Kids don't need to be taught how to play. They don't even need to be taught how to talk, really. You don't have to point to an apple and say, "This is an apple." Kids can also learn through exposure, like hearing you ask your husband for an apple and him handing you one. "Apples." - done. And the idea that it is a parent's duty to __________ craft and _______ their children's experiences causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety and may, in fact, be ___________.

Solution

  1. detrimental
  2. monitor
  3. strange
  4. constantly
  5. taught

Original Text

A strange byproduct of all this micro-managing is that we're teaching kids things that don't even need to be taught. Kids don't need to be taught how to play. They don't even need to be taught how to talk, really. You don't have to point to an apple and say, "This is an apple." Kids can also learn through exposure, like hearing you ask your husband for an apple and him handing you one. "Apples." - done. And the idea that it is a parent's duty to constantly craft and monitor their children's experiences causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety and may, in fact, be detrimental.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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