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Summary Of Participation Trophies Send A Dangerous Message By Betty Berden

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When I was younger, I received candy from my teacher for having the highest grade on a test, but everyone else also got candy for just taking the test. They gave everyone candy so no one felt left out, which is wrong because they are rewarding children who do not deserve rewards. In “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message” by Betty Berden, she makes a claim that is the opposite of Parker Abate’s in “In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message”. Children should not receive participation trophies. Betty Berden believes that participation trophies boost children's egos, making them believe that they should get a trophy for every simple thing that they do in their lives. Berden states, “Outside the bubble of childhood,
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