Trophys Should Not Be Abolished
In many sports, trophies are given for the simplest things such as participation. Just because the child participated does not mean that he or she deserves the trophy. The participation trophy does not teach the child of the real world. Moreover, the trophies may be causing more harm to the child than good. For example, children do not get rewarded for making an A on a test; however, they get rewarded for making an A as their final grade that goes on the permanent record. Not every child should receive an award, for it often leads to a sense of entitlement and forces him or her to develop a false sense of reality; overall, receiving an award fuels good competition. A child will develop a sense of entitlement if given a trophy. Someone who
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The child needs to know that disappointment is a part of life. Life is going to have wins and losses. When a trophy is handed to a child for participation, the child will think that he or she has done something right. The child will look forward to the trophy every time there is a game. Everybody is afraid of failure. However, failure is an important quality a child needs to learn. “When children make mistakes, our job should not be to spin these losses into decorated victories, instead, our job is to help overcome setbacks, to help them see that progress over time is more important that a particular win and loss” (Merryman 4). If a child fails at a baseball game, there is a chance for him or her to become better, but if a trophy is given at that time, it will ruin the child’s chance to learn a lifelong lesson that will truly have an effect on adulthood. When a child reaches the adulthood, the child may still have the false sense of reality. For example, if working as an office clerk, the child or adult now might think that perfect attendance will give them a promotion (Merryman 3). Work ethic will be affected too. Trophies main purpose it to individualize players and recognize the player’s talents after they win. The purpose is that hard work should be rewarded unlike now, in which everyone gets a
The child needs to know that disappointment is a part of life. Life is going to have wins and losses. When a trophy is handed to a child for participation, the child will think that he or she has done something right. The child will look forward to the trophy every time there is a game. Everybody is afraid of failure. However, failure is an important quality a child needs to learn. “When children make mistakes, our job should not be to spin these losses into decorated victories, instead, our job is to help overcome setbacks, to help them see that progress over time is more important that a particular win and loss” (Merryman 4). If a child fails at a baseball game, there is a chance for him or her to become better, but if a trophy is given at that time, it will ruin the child’s chance to learn a lifelong lesson that will truly have an effect on adulthood. When a child reaches the adulthood, the child may still have the false sense of reality. For example, if working as an office clerk, the child or adult now might think that perfect attendance will give them a promotion (Merryman 3). Work ethic will be affected too. Trophies main purpose it to individualize players and recognize the player’s talents after they win. The purpose is that hard work should be rewarded unlike now, in which everyone gets a