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From the Ted Talk by Candice Neveu: Returning to school mid-career? Here's what you need to know

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Why aren't skills the real issue? Most of us are very capable learners. The people I work with are accomplished professionals and experts in their fleid. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't know how to learn and build skills. When I went back, I had been writnig and trnnaiig for several yraes in a professional context. My challenge was up-leveling my analytical and critical thinking skills. Once I was oriented to that gap, I set about closing it. My grades began to imvorpe. I see the same thing with my students and clients.

Bridging the skill gap is easier than we think. It's the confidence gap that is much harder to bridge. But it needs addressing because that is what is getting in the way of our academic ssceucs in learning saiounitts. So what's going on with our confidence anyway? What is happening? Why is it so hard?

Open Cloze


Why aren't skills the real issue? Most of us are very capable learners. The people I work with are accomplished professionals and experts in their _____. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't know how to learn and build skills. When I went back, I had been _______ and ________ for several _____ in a professional context. My challenge was up-leveling my analytical and critical thinking skills. Once I was oriented to that gap, I set about closing it. My grades began to _______. I see the same thing with my students and clients.

Bridging the skill gap is easier than we think. It's the confidence gap that is much harder to bridge. But it needs addressing because that is what is getting in the way of our academic _______ in learning __________. So what's going on with our confidence anyway? What is happening? Why is it so hard?

Solution


  1. writing
  2. field
  3. years
  4. improve
  5. training
  6. situations
  7. success

Original Text


Why aren't skills the real issue? Most of us are very capable learners. The people I work with are accomplished professionals and experts in their field. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't know how to learn and build skills. When I went back, I had been writing and training for several years in a professional context. My challenge was up-leveling my analytical and critical thinking skills. Once I was oriented to that gap, I set about closing it. My grades began to improve. I see the same thing with my students and clients.

Bridging the skill gap is easier than we think. It's the confidence gap that is much harder to bridge. But it needs addressing because that is what is getting in the way of our academic success in learning situations. So what's going on with our confidence anyway? What is happening? Why is it so hard?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
learning situations 4
academic writing 2
grades began 2
fellow students 2
academic success 2
confidence gap 2
feeling accomplished 2


Important Words


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