TED - Adora Svitak

The name of the child speaker is ...

• Adora Svitak

• Lilian Chen

What is unique about Adora Svitak?

• She is tall

• She is multi-cultural

• She is twelve years old

According to Svitak, when are children called "childish"?

• When they make irrational demands

• When they exhibit irresponsible behavior

• When they display any other signs of being normal American

• All are correct

According to Adora, why should we abolish the age-discriminatory word of "childish"?

• Kids are not childish

• The traits the word childish addresses are seen so often in adults

• We should use the words irresponsible and irrational behavior

• Adults are the epitome of maturity

Why does Adora think it's still a good thing that kids dream of perfection?

• You have to dream about something first in order for it to become a reality

• So they can prolong their utopian ideals of the world

• It is more hopeful to live in a dream of perfect ideals

• None of the above

At the age of 6, how did Adora's life change?

• Her puppy got hit by a car

• Her mother bought her a laptop with Microsoft Word

• Her family moved to Thailand

• She became a big sister

What is Adora Svitak's plea to adults and fellow TEDsters?

• To encourage children to become prodigies

• To listen and learn from kids

• To trust and expect more from children

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