The Case of the Tallest Tower Challenge

Enterprise activities in school very often are based on competition, but if we are to model real business
perhaps the learning objective should be that collaboration can lead to better outcomes for everyone.

Anita Rose presents a learning activity that uses competition to teach just that point and emphasizes the importance of reflection when teaching students through enterprise activity.

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