Comments on: On "Competitive Blogging"

By: Chris Lott

Chris Lott — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:11:45 +0000

Thanks… This post feels like an award!

I’m not against awards either– if honest, I don’t think they hurt, and I even vote once in a while if a blog I like shows up or a post that influenced me is nominated (like this time around, I saw Scott up for a lifetime achievement award– why not?).

A little competition is a good thing. I find motivation in the competitive spirit of wanting to feel like I belong on the same team as the bloggers I admire. A diverse lot, that…

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By: Mr. Jared Stein

Mr. Jared Stein — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:54:09 +0000

@Doug and @Matthew Thanks for reading through it!

@Marion You should post the URL or e-mail it to me and I’d link to it. This posting was just an off-the-cuff reply to Doug, but I really should have researched it a bit. The possible connection between competition and student motivation fascinates me, and is worthy of a deeper look.

By: Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:33:12 +0000

Hi Jared,

A very thoughtful response and answer to my question.

Thank you!

Doug

By: Marion Jensen

Marion Jensen — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:54:14 +0000

Funny you should post this. I just wrote a piece on my blog about competition in instructional games. I think competition can be an effective way to engage students, and drive them to do more work then they may normally do without competition. It’s a double edged sword, but so is real life.

By: Matthew K. Tabor

Matthew K. Tabor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:21:03 +0000

Amen.