Thursday, March 10, 2011

Competition in the classroom: "There's only competitor out there, yourself."

I try to ensure my classroom is set up for collaboration, not competition. Most competitions in a class are never fair and stifle collaboration. Moreover, stressing personal best and not THE best is what matters.

I recently discovered these Sportchek commercials that note we should compete against ourselves. Please enjoy.



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4 comments:

  1. MarisaMarch 10, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Great commercials that pose a fantastic example for the students!
    Thanks for sharing them!
    Regards,
    Marisa (@Mtranslator)

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  2. @kkemp70March 10, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Thank you for sharing these commercials. I just discussed with my principal today that we should be comparing data of where an individual student started and where they are now. That's the most important data - individual progress.

    I'll be using these commercials for my media literacy discussions with my students for sure!

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  3. Nunavut_tweeterMarch 10, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    @Marisa Thank you.

    @kkemp70 Glad you liked the commercials. Would be interested in knowing how it goes in media literacy.

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  4. naomi epstein - editorMarch 12, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I agree! On our vocabulary project I give out certificates when you have tripled the number of words YOU know, not in realtion to other pupils. As my high-school deaf and hard of hearing students vary widely in ability, they repsond very well to this!

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