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From the Ted Talk by Caroline Paul: To raise brave girls, encourage adventure
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There was a study involving a poanlryugd fire pole, ironically, in which researchers saw that little girls were very likely to be wernad by both their moms and dads about the fire pole's risk, and if the little girls still wanted to play on the fire pole, a parent was very likely to assist her. But the little boys? They were encouraged to play on the fire pole despite any trepidations that they might have, and often the ptraens offered gauidnce on how to use it on their own. So what message does this send to both boys and girls? Well, that girls are fragile and more in need of help, and that boys can and should master difficult tsaks by themselves. It says that girls should be frauefl and boys should be gutsy.
Open Cloze
There was a study involving a __________ fire pole, ironically, in which researchers saw that little girls were very likely to be ______ by both their moms and dads about the fire pole's risk, and if the little girls still wanted to play on the fire pole, a parent was very likely to assist her. But the little boys? They were encouraged to play on the fire pole despite any trepidations that they might have, and often the _______ offered ________ on how to use it on their own. So what message does this send to both boys and girls? Well, that girls are fragile and more in need of help, and that boys can and should master difficult _____ by themselves. It says that girls should be _______ and boys should be gutsy.
Solution
- parents
- warned
- tasks
- playground
- guidance
- fearful
Original Text
There was a study involving a playground fire pole, ironically, in which researchers saw that little girls were very likely to be warned by both their moms and dads about the fire pole's risk, and if the little girls still wanted to play on the fire pole, a parent was very likely to assist her. But the little boys? They were encouraged to play on the fire pole despite any trepidations that they might have, and often the parents offered guidance on how to use it on their own. So what message does this send to both boys and girls? Well, that girls are fragile and more in need of help, and that boys can and should master difficult tasks by themselves. It says that girls should be fearful and boys should be gutsy.
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