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[Sandy Graham]

If I did this as a class assignment, I'm sure my students would do it as they do all of their assignments. But I'm asking them to do the work over Christmas break and outside of class. So for the boys, this competition is competing with electronic game time... a reality in our country.

Sandy Graham
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On Dec 14, 2012, at 8:49 AM, "Willms, Vania M" <VWILLMS at houstonisd.org> wrote:

> Well said Ms. Wilder!
> It’s still a mystery to me why students should somehow be compensated for doing their job well. Isn’t a student’s duty to perform well in class?
>  
> Vania Willms, M. Ed.
> Technology Applications
> Fonville Middle School
> Excellence is Our Standard!
> From: alice-teachers-bounces+vwillms=houstonisd.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+vwillms=houstonisd.org at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of sheree wilder
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:28 PM
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> What happened to kids being motivated by a sense of accomplishment for a job well done...It is disappointing that as role models we feel compelled to enable and encourage a sense of something is only worth doing if you have a tangible reward...
> Sheree Wilder
>  
> From: Sandy Graham <sandyg at gvtc.com>
> To: Alice educators <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Sent: Thu, December 13, 2012 12:39:25 PM
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> I know my kids would be MUCH more likely to win if they get prizes. A $50 MasterCard gift card would be a HUGE motivator for them.
> 
> Sandy Graham
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> On Dec 12, 2012, at 3:08 PM, Pat Sitaraman <ppsitt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Don & Luke,
>>     Prizes will be a great motivating tool. What do you think
>> Regards,
>> Pat
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Dec 13, 2012, at 3:37 AM, Luke Reynolds <lreynolds at nrec.ri.cmu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Don,
>>> 
>>> Our competitions do not have prizes at this time, though winning entries will be displayed and archived as the prime example for the competition (examples: http://www.cs2n.org/competitions).
>>> 
>>> -Luke
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Luke Reynolds
>>> Multimedia Developer
>>> Carnegie Mellon University / Robotics Academy
>>> 412.805.9268
>>> 
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