Trophys Should Not Be Abolished Persuasive Essay

Whenever your child plays a sport, you would want them to get a trophy, but if they don't do anything and still receive a trophy, then they are being set up for failure. In the real world, you will not earn anything from doing nothing, but when your child receives a trophy for doing nothing, they are being taught that they don't need to do anything and they will still be rewarded. Firstly, participation trophies show kids that all they need to do the rest of their lives is just show up and they will do good. When kids play a sport, you want them to get a trophy for winning, not for just being there and participating. If kids are continued to be given participation trophies for doing nothing but showing up, they will do the same for other

If some kids receive a trophy for winning and the others don't, then that makes kids try even harder to win the trophy next time. Knowing that someone is better than you makes you want to work harder and achieve a higher level, and if it does not make you work harder, then maybe you are playing the wrong sport. When your child wins a trophy, they will find it as a reason to not practice because they believe they are at a high enough level. If your child did not receive a trophy, they would most likely get sad, but if they truly want to win, then they will want to continue practicing and get better so that they receive a trophy. Parents that disagree with participation trophies want their children to play because they want to, not because they will get a trophy. In the passage "Should Kids Get a Trophy For Showing up?" it states, " Klien says kids should play because they enjoy playing. She argues, play should be intrinsically rewarding and that '[kids] don't need an adult saying, ' You got a trophy because you played well today.' " If there are participation trophy kids will just go because they want a trophy. When there is only one trophy, kids will work hard if they love the sport and if they really want to