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From the Ted Talk by Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist
Unscramble the Blue Letters
So I get sehppid off to private school, K through eight, public schools, but for some reason my grandfather was upset that somebody at the local high school had been sbetabd and killed, so he didn't want me to go there. He wanted me to go to a private scoohl, and he gave me an option. You can go to Holy Name, which is coed, or St. John's, which is all boys. Very wise man, because he knew I would, I felt like I was mnkaig the decision on my own, and he knew I wouldn't choose St. John's, so I went to Holy Name High School, which was a toguh transition because, like I said, I didn't play sports, and it was very fecusod on sports, but I took solace in Mr. Shilale's art room. And I just flourished here. I just couldn't wait to get to that csaoroslm every day.
Open Cloze
So I get _______ off to private school, K through eight, public schools, but for some reason my grandfather was upset that somebody at the local high school had been _______ and killed, so he didn't want me to go there. He wanted me to go to a private ______, and he gave me an option. You can go to Holy Name, which is coed, or St. John's, which is all boys. Very wise man, because he knew I would, I felt like I was ______ the decision on my own, and he knew I wouldn't choose St. John's, so I went to Holy Name High School, which was a _____ transition because, like I said, I didn't play sports, and it was very _______ on sports, but I took solace in Mr. Shilale's art room. And I just flourished here. I just couldn't wait to get to that _________ every day.
Solution
- shipped
- stabbed
- tough
- school
- classroom
- focused
- making
Original Text
So I get shipped off to private school, K through eight, public schools, but for some reason my grandfather was upset that somebody at the local high school had been stabbed and killed, so he didn't want me to go there. He wanted me to go to a private school, and he gave me an option. You can go to Holy Name, which is coed, or St. John's, which is all boys. Very wise man, because he knew I would, I felt like I was making the decision on my own, and he knew I wouldn't choose St. John's, so I went to Holy Name High School, which was a tough transition because, like I said, I didn't play sports, and it was very focused on sports, but I took solace in Mr. Shilale's art room. And I just flourished here. I just couldn't wait to get to that classroom every day.
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