I must admit that being born in 1995 is the best. My parents protected me from all those bad people in the world, heck they even protected me from myself. They made sure that my friends and I never felt bad about losing. This is why they changed the rules when it came to children’s sports. No longer would any child have to suffer the humiliation of being yelled at by a parent because they were to busy focusing on which flower to pick rather than chasing a soccer ball while playing soccer. Thankfully they also stopped keeping scores, because we all know that everyone is a winner. The best part about playing sport’s as a child was, that no matter what I did or did not do I always received a nice trophy. Therefore, my fragile emotions would …show more content…
These safe zones were great because it would keep the bad people out. Even though it had an invisible barrier that I could not see, the safe zone would somehow always know that I needed to be protected. Another great thing about college was that if something happened in the world and it made me sad, the college faculty would provide us with counseling and therapy dogs so that we would not have to deal with the sorrow, and if things got real bad our professors would cancel midterms and finals because life was just so unfair that we would be in the wrong state of mind and our grades might suffer through no fault of our own. Also professors are so nice and understanding, they realize the importance of a students social life and the necessity to make changes, to due dates on assignments. Because, Millennials are just to busy developing their social skills by hanging out with our friends instead of hitting the books. Being a Millennial means being able to break the law whenever we want. We just pick a cause that we disagree with, get together in large groups and then start destroying public property and looting stores, and as an added bonus we get to walk onto the freeway and stop traffic because we are so
Other people are defending the claim of children should not get rewarded with a participation trophy, while Vivian Diller says in his article, Do We All Deserve Gold? " Perhaps if we offered the gold, silver, and bronze for actual achievements, kids would learn lessons that better served their needs as adults. Perhaps if we let them lose and teach them to congratulate those who win, we would help them build the motivation and endurance needed to face real-life challenges. " Having motivation for the winners to keep on trying is needed when playing a sport; In that regard, that idea is being forgotten as we give away more participation
title Walking off the field with a huge smile on your face from winning. The loser are over there getting trophies for participating and you think wait why I won. Recently there has been a large discussion about should all kids receive participation trophies or not. I think all kids should not receive participation trophies. There are many reasons why all kids should not get a trophy.
Introduction Before the 1960’s trophies filled many children and coaches with pride and had a very special meaning to them, they would celebrate and look back at the memorable season they had, maybe even brag a little . Nowadays trophies are always given out with some sort of remark that gets a child the just lost feeling like a winner - for a while. Unfortunately giving kids these “trophies” cause negative conclusion. They’ll start to lose passion, underachieve, and care less about teamwork and improvement. Even though it seems like a good idea to fill kids up with sayings like ‘Everyone 's a winner!’
By giving trophies to everyone, regardless of outcome in their games, it strips children’s desire to compete and achieve. Working hard and being motivated is what makes children successful, not participation
The Coming of Age in America stories is very appealing to read. Some of the stories had brought back my memories when growing up. It’s commiserating with me on my unfortunate circumstances. The authors tell stories everyone will go through the stage as we grow. We encounter much small or large crisis and unexpected throughout our lives.
Participation trophies are giving children an unrealistic outlook on life by giving them what they did not deserve. If a child comes in fourth, fifth or even third and second in some sports don 't deserve a trophy for showing up. Kids usually outgrow the participation stage when they get into middle school, but before that is the crucial learning skills a kid goes through and if they want to continue a sport or not. “ In youth sports, no two words are more inflammatory than “participation trophy,” those “awards” given to kids just for showing up, regardless of how well they play”. Says Chris Waller from Gale opposing viewpoints.
At this time of year, I begin to look back at my life after 12 hard years of schooling. Throughout the course of my life, there have been many ups and downs, but these up and downs is what made me who I am today. These influences have shaped my values, attitudes and beliefs towards life. There have been many important people and events that has impacted my life. One of which is family and the media.
Growing up in the United States from a very young age made me stray away from my Indian heritage, so in 2008, my parents saw the need to send my siblings and me to India in order to replenish the Indian culture in us. Initially, I had no idea as to how long we were going to live in India for, but by the third year, all I wanted was to come back to New York. Everything in India was just so different, convoluted and fruitless; just because I was American, I was treated differently–both negatively and positively. Peo I didn’t like India because of how corrupt it was.
[I]t also teaches us how to bounce back and recover from loss” (Armideo). Participating in something as competitive as a sport, many may feel down and sad when they don’t win, but it allows them to help themselves and others as a team in the process. This proves that no participation awards can have a positive effect on kids and students’ lives. Furthermore, it makes them want to try harder.
Throughout my life I have come from and created a few identities for myself. Perhaps, the most dominant identities that have been apart of my life are being an athlete and being a family orientated man. In this paper I will write about how my identities have shaped my life. First off I believe my biggest identity is being an athlete.
It can be a safe zone and everyone can come to school ready to learn and not afraid of the internet’s harsh
According to Jessica Statsky’s essay titled Children Need to Play, Not Compete, most children under the age of 12 do not need competition in sports. Claiming that organized sports are not “satisfying nor beneficial” for young children, Statsky expresses her concerns over a few issues. Supporting her thesis, Statsky discusses the negative physical and psychological effects of competitive sports. She further asserts that most children do not enjoy competition by citing a study about how most children would prefer to be on a losing team that allowed everyone to play rather than a winning team that may bench them due to performance. Also, she states ‘scorekeeping, league standings, and the drive to win bring(s) out the worst in adults’.
Children are playing just to win and the real spirit of the game fades out. (Word count: 196) Response I strongly agree with the point of Jessica Statsky in “Children Need to Play, Not Compete”. The way Statsky explains the facts by referring to other people is not questionable. The parents forcefully ask their children to join sports for the development of their bodies and mind.
Every kid is a winner. No matter what the score is, the final result or whatever happened on the ice, field, pitch or court, every kid is a winner. At least, that is what participation medals are teaching young kids. When I played youth sports, which is roughly three years ago, we didn’t want to be rewarded because we signed up to play. We wanted to be rewarded after reaching a milestone; first, second or third place.
A sense of accomplishment is invaluable to a person. Not only does a sense of accomplishment build confidence and faith in oneself, but it also allows one to reflect on how wonderful the journey to the accomplishment was, and how every little struggle and triumph was worth it. In the middle of summer, where time seems endless and the stress of the previous school year has been shed by students, I never expected to find out that I scored a five on both of the advanced placement exams I took. Nor did I have one-hundred percent confidence the goals we set as section leaders of the marching band would actually be met. Yet to my surprise, I had the good fortune of accomplishing challenging things in both aspects of my life.