1. The average person uses 10% of their brain capacity. Imagine what kids could do with 100%. Well... let’s say 50%. Competitions of the kids, by the kids, and for the kids... Mike Fatbat 林鈺城 竹北市中正國小 fatbat666@gmail.com

2. Competition: A Necessary Evil? Why in the world should we hold / join competitions? ✓s✓s howing how much kids have improved ✓s✓s howing how much time ETs can condense ✓s✓s howing how much school cares about kids ✓s✓s howing how much parents’ money is worth ✓s✓s howing how much different our city/county from others

3. Can’t we replace them with something else? Like... a carnival? ✓ no pressure... in way way. ✓ everyone wins... with various, creative awards (Most Efforts, Most Immovable, Most Believable, Best Duo, Best Scripts, Best Group, Best Costume, Best Choreography... ) ✓ “emulate”, not “compete” ✓ great memory: glory and beauty

4. Back to Reality... Types of Competition - ✓ Recital (Recitation) ✓ Storytelling ✓ Speech ✓ Reader Theater (RT) ✓ Drama Play ✓ Pop Song ✓ Narrate / Caption the picture(s) ✓ Writing through picture(s) ✓ Impromptu Speech ✓ Act out the picture / phrase ✓ Spelling Bee ✓ Reading Comprehension

5. Criteria costume setting and props make-up time management creativity content (of the article / story): ideas / structure / vocabulary manners (attitude / facial expression / gestures) voice (pronunciation / intonation / fluency)

6. Judges (what?) old-school Taiwan’s Got Talent “The faker, the better.” “Shout! Shout! Shout!” A whole new world~~~♫ a busy man... like me, not a businessmanme this is for REAL!!!REAL

7. What can we bring kids in the process of training? respect / observation skills self-awareness / introspection / rediscovery confidence (not arrogance, you know) morale / strength & honor great memory joy and love (no kidding) language proficiency

8. Some great tools... text to speech Rhymezone Youtube (downloader)downloader iCorrect Mike Fatbat’s FB... haha!FB

9. Adventure Time with “grin” & “flake” announcement / notice (make it BIG) OPEN AUDITION (make it SUBTLE) Be fair, but don’t be square. :) VAT: videotape, act, talk group therapy “Create” special moments

10. Please keep in mind that...