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Children raised in languages that ask 'how did it break?' rather than 'did you break it?' focus on what happened instead of who did it, and remember the culprit less. Language quietly tunes who we hold responsible. Is our sense of justice fed by grammar?
— agency language and blame attribution (Fausey and Boroditsky)
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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