Performance Education - Tournament of Champions

The results are in, see the complete results of the Performance Education "Influential Individuals of Wrold History" Tournament.

1. Download and print bracket here for you and/or your class.
2. Vote on the match ups - either as an individual or a class.
3. Comment on the matchups you feel particularly strongly about.
4. Let us know who we missed! See the Snubs page and vote there too!

Q How does it work? A Each round you vote on the matchups. At the end of each round we will tabulate your votes and move the winners to the next round of voting until only one person remains.

While the traditional mid-March arguments arise over UNC vs. Duke or why UCLA will win it all this year, we hope that some debates of a more scholarly nature will occur. We want students, teachers and the general public to vote on the most influential people in world history.

The field will start with 64 history makers including world political and cultural leaders, religious figures, scientists, explorers, inventors and authors. After five rounds of voting only one will stand and be crowned the most influential person in history.

While the tournament will certainly be entertaining and good for debate, it has been developed to serve a much greater purpose, to educate. Performance Education products and events are based on a fundamental finding of research and common sense: most people (youth in particular) learn better when they are actively engaged in a task.

Classroom discussions and the debates that ensue will get students thinking at the highest possible level. According to Bloom's Taxonomy evaluation is the highest form of learning, and this tournament is all about evaluation.

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Tourney Info Download/Print Bracket Calendar Criteria VOTE The results are in, see the complete results of the Performance Education "Influential Individuals of Wrold History" Tournament. 1. Download and print bracket here for you and/or your class. 2. Vote on the match ups - either as an individual or a class. 3. Comment on the matchups you feel particularly strongly about. 4. Let us know who we missed! See the Snubs page and vote there too! Q How does it work? A Each round you vote on the matchups. At the end of each round we will tabulate your votes and move the winners to the next round of voting until only one person remains. While the traditional mid-March arguments arise over UNC vs. Duke or why UCLA will win it all this year, we hope that some debates of a more scholarly nature will occur. We want students, teachers and the general public to vote on the most influential people in world history. The field will start with 64 history makers including world political and cultural leaders, religious figures, scientists, explorers, inventors and authors. After five rounds of voting only one will stand and be crowned the most influential person in history. While the tournament will certainly be entertaining and good for debate, it has been developed to serve a much greater purpose, to educate. Performance Education products and events are based on a fundamental finding of research and common sense: most people (youth in particular) learn better when they are actively engaged in a task. Classroom discussions and the debates that ensue will get students thinking at the highest possible level. According to Bloom's Taxonomy evaluation is the highest form of learning, and this tournament is all about evaluation.