Science Fair Educational Impacts – new findings for a new decade.
For over 60 years, science fairs have been an integral component of many student’s education. According to Science Buddies – a science fair support website – more than 10 million students now...
These high schools are leading the pack in predicting the future!
After its first two years, the race is heating up in crowning the country’s young actuarial champions. Actuaries are at the front lines of major business decisions analyzing data to help project...
The difference between student rewards and student competitions – what to use and what to steer clear of.
Several times a month we receive questions about the benefits of student competitions. Concerned parents want to know, "should my daughter get involved in the competitive world where boys dominate?"...
Competition Versus Cooperation – It’s Not an Either Or Proposition
There has been an ongoing debate in the world of youth sports about the value of the participation trophy. Those in favor want to make sure that every child feels that his or her participation...
Educators and parents both need to know how to talk to kids when they don’t get a trophy
To many parents, sending their kids home with a trophy is the biggest reward from participating in academic competitions. They want to be able to praise their kids and see those beaming smiles on...
How competitions can help students train their imaginations, and change the future.
Ask any football player, and he’ll tell you that he had sat in his locker before a game and imagined himself making the big play. There isn’t a pitcher alive that hasn’t imagined himself...
