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From the Ted Talk by Mesmin Destin: How everyday interactions shape your future

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At the same time, he's ________ to learn more and more about the ________ in his way to reaching that possible future identity. Everything he's going to have to __________, all of the money it takes to get there. It's this part that we wanted to ______ in our ________. So we've run experiments testing how kids like Reggie react or respond to messages that open or close possibilities. How does that change what they _______ for their own future identities and what they actually do. So let's say, somebody comes into Reggie's classroom one day with a message to share. And this is just like we do in our experiments. It's something like, "Yeah, _______ can cost a lot of money. But there's this thing out there called need-based financial aid. There are these resources and opportunities to help you get there, tuition can be really lower, even free, if you set yourself up to get to the right places."

Solution


  1. accomplish
  2. college
  3. starting
  4. tackle
  5. imagine
  6. barriers
  7. research

Original Text


At the same time, he's starting to learn more and more about the barriers in his way to reaching that possible future identity. Everything he's going to have to accomplish, all of the money it takes to get there. It's this part that we wanted to tackle in our research. So we've run experiments testing how kids like Reggie react or respond to messages that open or close possibilities. How does that change what they imagine for their own future identities and what they actually do. So let's say, somebody comes into Reggie's classroom one day with a message to share. And this is just like we do in our experiments. It's something like, "Yeah, college can cost a lot of money. But there's this thing out there called need-based financial aid. There are these resources and opportunities to help you get there, tuition can be really lower, even free, if you set yourself up to get to the right places."

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