Yeah, that was my understanding that the "participation trophies" everyone has been so upset about for 40 years were just like for little kids sports things. Like before they can be old enough for any kind of competition to be serious or real - i mean all a 7 year old kid can really do is participate lol
I think the worst thing you can say about them is that they could feel condescending to the kids. I don't think giving little kids something for participating in like a sport is inherently condescending, i think the problem is American culuture.
We had school houses and stuff, which I feel like sorta was intended to train us for in-group out-group dynamics and competition. But I haven't seen those in a while other than in Harry Potter.
(I was actively bad at running, no idea why, probably autism lol)
Yeah, that was my understanding that the "participation trophies" everyone has been so upset about for 40 years were just like for little kids sports things. Like before they can be old enough for any kind of competition to be serious or real - i mean all a 7 year old kid can really do is participate lol
I think the worst thing you can say about them is that they could feel condescending to the kids. I don't think giving little kids something for participating in like a sport is inherently condescending, i think the problem is American culuture.
We had school houses and stuff, which I feel like sorta was intended to train us for in-group out-group dynamics and competition. But I haven't seen those in a while other than in Harry Potter.
(I was actively bad at running, no idea why, probably autism lol)