Puzzles me that some would see the negative side of competition. If you think the kids at the local schools can't deal with competition or somehow shun it, just go to the local high school football game on a Friday night - that cheering is coming from the stands! They are competing right along with the ones in the mud. Ever wonder why computer games are more popular than ham radio? And its not just playing against the machine. The competition on the net gaming is fierce. What do my students look forward to most of all? 1. Get to build their own radios. 2. Getting to compete to see whose rig is best performer, who finishes first, who get their license first, who gets the first contact, who gets first dx, who gets the top score in the next contest, who. . . 3. When they are worn out by Ham radio they can't wait to do the next logic game design project so elementary school kids can have more classroom competitive games. ( we make a game that allows students to play a classroom sized version of the TV game show 'Jeopardy' ). Teachers' love them because the kids love them. Can't make enough of them.
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