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by willcipriano 1856 days ago
Have the kids make a post to see who can get the most likes over a week, the teacher does a lame one as well ("read books this summer!"). Nobody likes the teachers post, until the last day when teacher buys 1000 likes for the post, blowing everyone away for $5.

Now the kids know its all made up and the points don't matter.

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Depending on the age of the kids, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the kids had bought likes, too.
Welcome to whose like is it anyway - the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter
> Now the kids know its all made up and the points don't matter.

Careful, they might start questioning whether standardized testing can be gamed as well.

That will be a fantastic outcome.
Honestly given the way I've heard teachers feel about those, good.