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From the Ted Talk by Liz Kleinrock: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics

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Now, I knew that day in front of my fourth-graders that how I chose to respond could actually have life-long implications not only for Abby, but for the rest of the stduents in my clsas. If I had brushed her words aside, the rest of the class could actually infer that this type of cmonmet is acceptable. But if I had yelled at Abby and ermsabresad her in front of all of her friends, that feeling of shame associated with one of her first conversations on race could actually pevenrt her from ever engaging on that topic again.

Open Cloze

Now, I knew that day in front of my fourth-graders that how I chose to respond could actually have life-long implications not only for Abby, but for the rest of the ________ in my _____. If I had brushed her words aside, the rest of the class could actually infer that this type of _______ is acceptable. But if I had yelled at Abby and ___________ her in front of all of her friends, that feeling of shame associated with one of her first conversations on race could actually _______ her from ever engaging on that topic again.

Solution

  1. students
  2. comment
  3. class
  4. prevent
  5. embarrassed

Original Text

Now, I knew that day in front of my fourth-graders that how I chose to respond could actually have life-long implications not only for Abby, but for the rest of the students in my class. If I had brushed her words aside, the rest of the class could actually infer that this type of comment is acceptable. But if I had yelled at Abby and embarrassed her in front of all of her friends, that feeling of shame associated with one of her first conversations on race could actually prevent her from ever engaging on that topic again.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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  18. race
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