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Yes! Trophies for all! Everyone deserves a trophy for trying and not giving up. Even thought, giving a medal or a token that says "Good Job' there is nothing wrong with that. However, not everyone is a winner. Finally, extrinsic motivation on its own can be harmful. According to the 'Trophies for all' policy, youth athletes are being award with participation trophies.Therefore,giving a medal or a token that says, 'Good Job' there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone deserves a trophy for

not receive a trophy for losing a game. Most kids who play on a sports team, receive trophies at the end for winning. However, some people believe that kids should also get a trophy for just participating. Trophies are a good way to motivate to kids to keep playing whenever they win, but when they lose, they shouldn’t have a reminder of how they lost that game. Kids who play on sports team should not receive a trophy when they lose the game because the money used to make the trophies could go to other

given a trophy? Could being praised for everything you did have a positive effect on you? Should we earn it on our own or let that one person take it home? What would you do? If we keep spending all of our money to make plastic trophies, then how are we going to provide things when they are actually needed? The answer is we can’t. Ashley Merryman wrote how everyone should not get a trophy and I completely agree with her. Ashley said in her story, “We spend 3 billion dollars on trophies every year

This is equivalent to when every kid gets a participation trophy for showing up to a game. Trophies shouldn't be given to everyone because over time, they will lose their value, they will over-inflate a child’s ego, and because it will make them unprepared for life. On the contrary, trophies should only be given to the highest ranking people in the competition, because trophies are good for rewarding as long as they deserve it. “The trophy has to stand for something” says Brenda Lasevoli in the

sports. Whether it is baseball, football, or soccer, kids are out playing with a team. At the end of the season, they recieve trophies. Most children get super excited for getting an award for playing. Trophies began to become popular in the mid 20th century. The state of California wanted to build the self-esteem of their youth, so they began to make participation trophies. Trophies should be given to kids at the end of their sports season, because it motivates them to play sports, improves their grades

Awards are given out to many kids for the same reason. These credulous kids are being taught that everything you do can lead you to getting a trophy. Most children are given awards for being on time, participation, showing up to practice, exetera. Teachers, parents, and coaches are all responsible for this; showing that kids are awarded for something that does not deserve an award. How would you feel if your kid grew up thinking that most of the things he/she does is enough to get an award? Kids

the website, http://www.merriam-webster.com, “a trophy is an object (such as a large cup or sculpture) that is given as a prize for winning a competition.” By definition, a trophy should be given to an individual who is triumphant in a match. However, in today’s culture, children are receiving awards for simply participating in a sport or activity. By allowing this to happen, it raises the question if it is good or bad for children to receive trophies for not succeeding. Through different articles

He shoots, he scores, he wins….. A participation trophy? This is completely inequitable and plain out baffling. What’s the point of trying to win if you are being rewarded anyway? In overall, when everyone wins it enhances laziness, takes the ambitious feel out of competitions, and deteriorates motivation. My whole life I’ve heard that trophies for everyone proliferates confidence and self esteem, that may be true but it’s also, increasing lethargy in kids. Kids figure out that if you are being

ready to start. I can never remember what happened during the routine, I was so excited and everyone told me we did amazing and everything stuck. As we run off the mat we are handed a trophy, and I grip it so tight that my knuckles turn white. Ever since I was little, it has always been my favorite part to see a trophy in my hands knowing I did a great job and I had fun while doing it. When I was younger, around the age of five, I started cheering because I did not like soccer as my brother did. I

setting them up for success if you always give them a trophy, especially when they give minimal effort or lose. Participation trophies are always under scrutiny by many different groups of people. Even with this huge stigma following them, the issue isn’t usually covered by the media or debated on a large scale. That silence was broken when the Pittsburg Steelers