Getting a participation trophy can reward people who do not work hard, but is that really teaching children to do their best? Participation trophies should never be awarded to children or adults for many reasons. Even though a participation trophy could give a child higher confidence and self esteem, it also shows children that they do not need to compete in order to win something, and it does not teach children how to lose and eventually life's disappointments may hit them hard in the long run. First, winning a competition and getting a medal or trophy is one of the best feelings an athlete can experience. In an article named, “Should Kids Get a Trophy For Showing Up?” Carol Dweck talks about a conversation she had with a mother. “Her daughter …show more content…
Kids are less likely to be prepared for their upcoming life if they are never taught to loose. If a person has always been rewarded for everything as a child, then they will go into their adult life very confident and worry-free. This does not set a good precedent.. If every kid wins at everything they do in their childhood, then they will never know what it is like to lose and once they do not win, then they will be upset and not know what to do. A child will experience losing once they reach adulthood, but if they never have experienced it before, then they will not know how to react to the situation in a proper and respectable way. “At what time of [a child’s] life do we want to bring home the cruel reality that somebody’s better than somebody else?” (Turner). As a child, one should learn how to loose so it is not such a shock when they grow up and become an adult. Most kids do not learn this because they are so used to getting a participation trophy, and they think that life is always going to be a breeze. This is obviously not the case. In adulthood, there will always be somebody better, so it is essential for a child to learn what to expect in the