Awards And Trophies Given For Participation Analysis

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The topic of “Awards and Trophies Given for Participation” stirs up many different opinions/ positions pertaining to this particular situation. Personally my main position on this topic is that not just anybody should be rewarded with trophies and awards just for participation. I believe that rewarding anyone for participation takes away motivation, drive and a hard work ethic. I think earning a trophy or an award would be much more satisfying after all of the hard work and dedication someone has put into earning it than just being handed a trophy for showing up to that activity/ event. The whole point in awarding someone is to congratulate them and make them feel important for achieving their goal and working hard to get there; it is not …show more content…

According to www.today.com “If everyone is special, then no one is.” this quote completely describes the position I’m coming from. There is no point in handing out awards and trophies if everyone is receiving them. Trophies essentially make a person feel special, like they deserve the award they have been given and that they are striving in what they're doing, but if everyone is awarded for the same thing then that takes away that special feeling. If everyone is made to feel special then that feeling of being important will no longer exist. According to James Harrison (2015) “I think it’s dangerous to create an environment where we hand out trophies—or any kind of acknowledgment—just to reward people for showing up” this quote by Harrison sums up the fact that giving out any …show more content…

Personally I have never just been given a trophy or an award for participating I have always earned by award and I tried and failed until I succeeded in doing so. Not being given participation awards has taught me to you have to work for what you want in life whether this applies to sports, work, school or any personal goes. I have failed many times and succeeding gives me the greatest satisfaction that over powers any failure. I also am more driven when I fail, I do not give up until my gaol is achieved. If all kids are rewarded for everything they participate in then they will never grasp the feeling of actually earning a goal they worked for and that will not prepare them for life. The friends of mine who grew up getting everything they wanted and who did not have to earn anything are now not in college because they didn't grow up knowing how to strive for a goal and work hard to achieve it so they got stuck in a unmotivated state of mind. Giving out awards and trophies for participation will only result in temporary happiness and negative long term results. Kids must need to know who to handle both winning and loosing in order to get a perspective on life. In order for kids to grow up with motivation and a hard work ethic participation trophies and awards must

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