In Jessica Statsky’s essay, Children Need to Play, Not Compete, Statsky takes the position that many parents initiate the conditioning of their offspring in order for them to exist in an emulous, industrialized society. Statsky explains that the higher education system forces children to place their fates in the hands of education gatekeepers and on the letter “A.” Therefor, Statsky advocates teamwork and personal achievement in group setting as oppose to domination for the advancement of cognitive competency.
