We basically live in an era where you can't punish your children and even giving them a bad mark is prohibited. This is ridiculous. We should encourage efforts, push our kids to give the best of themselves. Not give rewards for being a lazy piece of shit.
Modern society is based on everyone being a victim and no one taking responsibility for their actions, weve also taught children to be rewarded for no effort whatsoever
I think trophies should be a symbol of winning something, not participation. You wanna give a child an award for participating? Give 'em a fucking ribbon... or even some candy or other miscellaneous shit. That's how I feel.
people have been making fun of participation trophies for DECADES. I mean, sheesh, I'm 28 and i'm pretty sure they were giving them out when i was under 10.
This is nothing new. If they're continuing to be a thing, then its just because those kids that got them grew up to be parents to continue the tradition.
Yep.. I actually worked in a school (ages 5-11) where 'nobody loses, and everybody wins' It's such BS to teach that way. How can they ever prepare for defeat in later life?
I know that kids now days get awards for doing nothing, and it’s sad. I grew up getting trophies I didn’t deserve just because I was on a team that won a game or compaction. But then again I’ve also gotten my fair share of trophies too.
Yes, we do. We shouldn't. Where I grew up, I never got a prize or trophy for only participating. I'm thankful that my parents and teachers never did that. Thank God!
In my country the majority of children doesn't get 1 single trophies and I don't think it affect them in anyway. I think too much of them would make the child be too confidence.
You can learn a lot through your struggles and hearing the word no. A trophy for just showing up isn't helping anything other than saying "hey I was there".
Trophies are useless/meaningless/worthless unless they are earned. Too many of them, and they de-grade those that are ''real'' awards for -say- outstanding effort or performance.
I was born in 95 and I can't ever recall getting a runner up trophy through all my schooling. I'm from Australia though, not sure if that makes a difference.
I was always told that effort is worthless if it doesn't bring forth results. I try to tell my daughter that effort, or "trying" really does count and it leads to improvement.
Yes and even giving the losers small rewards overtime is harmful. It's not just with sports it's with everything now. Video games, board games, math competition, etc.
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We basically live in an era where you can't punish your children and even giving them a bad mark is prohibited. This is ridiculous. We should encourage efforts, push our kids to give the best of themselves. Not give rewards for being a lazy piece of shit.
Modern society is based on everyone being a victim and no one taking responsibility for their actions, weve also taught children to be rewarded for no effort whatsoever
I think trophies should be a symbol of winning something, not participation. You wanna give a child an award for participating? Give 'em a fucking ribbon... or even some candy or other miscellaneous shit.
That's how I feel.
what, did you just wake up from a coma?
people have been making fun of participation trophies for DECADES. I mean, sheesh, I'm 28 and i'm pretty sure they were giving them out when i was under 10.
This is nothing new. If they're continuing to be a thing, then its just because those kids that got them grew up to be parents to continue the tradition.
Yep.. I actually worked in a school (ages 5-11) where 'nobody loses, and everybody wins' It's such BS to teach that way. How can they ever prepare for defeat in later life?
I don't think a ribbon saying "Participation award" makes anyone feel good XD
No, I don't think have this new culture of giving out too many trophies.
It still hurts to lose, even in 2018.
I know that kids now days get awards for doing nothing, and it’s sad. I grew up getting trophies I didn’t deserve just because I was on a team that won a game or compaction. But then again I’ve also gotten my fair share of trophies too.
Yes, we do. We shouldn't. Where I grew up, I never got a prize or trophy for only participating. I'm thankful that my parents and teachers never did that. Thank God!
Absolutely. We've taken a turn where as a society most of us seem to think that confidence and security are owed rather than earned.
Yeah by far! It's stupid I use to Down hill race and all I got what a hand shake. Until I made first second or Third place. Then I got a medal.
I think society likes to reward failure in terms that stupid parents like to see.
In my country the majority of children doesn't get 1 single trophies and I don't think it affect them in anyway. I think too much of them would make the child be too confidence.
You can learn a lot through your struggles and hearing the word no. A trophy for just showing up isn't helping anything other than saying "hey I was there".
Trophies are useless/meaningless/worthless unless they are earned. Too many of them, and they de-grade those that are ''real'' awards for -say- outstanding effort or performance.
I got an award for staying at my job for a year. They gave out trophies for 5 year anniversaries at my last job.
All I wanted was a raise.
I was born in 95 and I can't ever recall getting a runner up trophy through all my schooling. I'm from Australia though, not sure if that makes a difference.
I was always told that effort is worthless if it doesn't bring forth results. I try to tell my daughter that effort, or "trying" really does count and it leads to improvement.
I dunno, I never got a single trophy when I was a child.
This whole trophy thing seems to be an American thing.
PC culture (pop culture almost?). Everybody is a winner and so on and so forth.
Yes, we do. Competitions have winners and losers. If no, then it wasn't a competition to start with.
Yes and even giving the losers small rewards overtime is harmful. It's not just with sports it's with everything now. Video games, board games, math competition, etc.