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Movie of the Month

Posted by Steve Towell on 28 October 2009 | 1 Comments

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Congratulations to our Movie of the Month winners. Vivienne, Caroline & Isabelle from Tangara School for Girls were the Movie of the Month winners for September / October. They have been sent two Hoyts movie passes each, via their school. Our random winner of two movie passes was Brayden from 6G at Saint Patricks Sutherland. The competition was a great success and we would like to thank all the students who voted. We received over one thousand votes which exceeded expectations. The new competition is up and running and I wish all participants luck. This months movies are from Georges River College, Clarence Town Public School, Sherwood Ridge Public School & Ellison Public School. Feel free to check out the movies and don’t forget to vote. http://www.digied.com.au/movie-of-the-month/ Thanks and Good Luck Steve Towell

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Competition

Posted by Steve Towell on 4 September 2009 | 4 Comments

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Competition Digi Ed has launched its “Movie of The Month” page. The Digi Ed presenters have chosen four from the hundreds created last month. Students can vote for their favourite movie and in doing so enter a random competition for free movie tickets. Choosing the movies made me think about the value in comparing student's work. I thought I would write or rather pose some questions about the value of academic competition. Is academic competition still valid? Should we compare students against one another or against a set of criteria / benchmarks? Which has more academic merit? Is the age old tradition of Dux still important? If one child manages 98 in a standardised test and another receives 99 is there a real difference in their ability or should they both be considered academic equals? At my childrens' school every child receives an academic award at the end of the year. The end of year assembly is split into stages so that every child has the chance to make it on to the stage and be applauded. Is this fair? Does this encourage mediocrity or does it build confidence? The “Movie of the Month” is obviously a subjective competition. Most students will vote for their own or their friends in an “Australian Idol” style popularity contest, but who is to say that the movies chosen by the presenters were the best to begin with? Please feel free to respond to any of these issues and bear in mind that this is a moderated forum and it may take some time to publish responses.

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