Merryman says, “If parents believed that overcoming failure and mistakes, makes you stronger, then their children believe it, too” (Merryman). Parents have a way of raising their young to be aggressive and revolving completely around the award they receive. If they were raised knowing that the progress is worth more than the trophy, then they would understand that prizes aren’t always the outcome of accomplishment. Kids have begun to only want to be there for the prize they are use to getting in the end. It has been proven that, “We begin to expect awards and praise for just showing up” (Berdan). They join a team picturing the prize, instead of the fun and experience. The image of an award crowds their judgement and often makes it impossible for a child to learn from their failure, their mistakes, and flaws. No child is perfect, but when awarded a trophy for everything, it fails to teach them how to
Merryman says, “If parents believed that overcoming failure and mistakes, makes you stronger, then their children believe it, too” (Merryman). Parents have a way of raising their young to be aggressive and revolving completely around the award they receive. If they were raised knowing that the progress is worth more than the trophy, then they would understand that prizes aren’t always the outcome of accomplishment. Kids have begun to only want to be there for the prize they are use to getting in the end. It has been proven that, “We begin to expect awards and praise for just showing up” (Berdan). They join a team picturing the prize, instead of the fun and experience. The image of an award crowds their judgement and often makes it impossible for a child to learn from their failure, their mistakes, and flaws. No child is perfect, but when awarded a trophy for everything, it fails to teach them how to