Competition is a tool in the toolbox that educators can use at the right place and time. It is true that some people are not equipped for certain types of competitions, while others thrive on them. Extra care should be taken with younger children. There are many variations of competition — for example, a group of students can work together to compete against an imaginary foe, like an asteroid headed for Earth. But students individually competing against each other can risk creating negative social pressure — or it can create a lot of positive energy — it depends. Some years ago I recorded the attached video about competition.

@Shelia Clark That's nice of you to say!

@Rob Alvarez I have the same feeling with my communities. I don't want to be the person who posts everything and makes it seem like it's about "me".

@Kitty Kerr I've done over 30 orders on there but it's been over a year since I've been back so I'm not aware of the latest.

@Rob Alvarez Yes, exactly ... can easily be done on paper or with a spreadsheet but it's the ability to easily play around that I think makes them useful. I created a new one last night.

@Shelia Clark Yeah, lots of people making good money hosting a Skool community (I'm not one of them :-) It's certainly not easy and most will not, but if you browse through the various communities, you can see how much they charge and the number of members — https://www.skool.com/discovery