One of the biggest phenomenas in today’s society is that everyone gets a reward for participating. While this idea is a good thought, it often times has a negative effect on the future of the kids. We must do our future kids a favor, and put a stop to the free trophies. This will ensure our children the best future possible. Free trophies give children the idea that participating is good enough, there isn’t a need for competition, everybody’s a winner, and it takes away the incentive to work hard. While children should get rewarded for their participation it shouldn’t be the trophy type of reward. They should be rewarded with words of encouragement and congratulations. If people continue to label participation just as good as everything else, …show more content…
Our biggest breaks in life can come from a loss we took to heart and moved forward to ensure that it was not going to define who we are. If our children don’t learn how to accept losing because we want everybody to be a winner, then what are we going to expect the first-time life hits them in the mouth? It happens to all of us; life is brutal at some point, and we lose. What defines a winner in life isn’t that he doesn’t lose but rather that he learns from losses and attempts to endure with perserverance. With everyone getting a trophy, no one knows how to respond to the adversity life often throws at …show more content…
Are we teaching them about a dog eat dog society or are they learning participation is good enough, competition isn’t needed, everybody’s a winner, and the lack for working hard? Let’s step up together and begin to prepare our children for the days that lie ahead of them. It’s our duty to tell the truth of a ruthless world. Refusing to stop the madness of this phenomena will be detrimental to our future society. With the problems we are facing in today’s world, it is imperative that we teach our kids that everyone isn’t a winner, and they must do all they can to better themselves each day. If we simply fail at this, it could be the end of the world’s greatest society. It’s our time to make a stand for their