Trophys Should Not Be Allowed In School Essay

A man is working at a law firm He takes a case and he losses. He never had any chance. But he celebrates none the less, he congratulates his co workers for working hard and goes out and celebrates like they won. Why? Because winning isn't everything. Trying your best is what's most important. This lesson was instilled in him at a very early age when he got a participation trophy for working hard and trying his best. Across the country the debate of whether kids should get trophies has brought up conversation.

Some say that participation trophies should be given out because they praise working hard and working with your team. Some say that they should not be given out because they give kids what they want even though they are not the best and that in real life you will not get a participation trophy for just trying. I

When a child goes out to go play tee ball one year, let's say he does not get a participation trophy. Than the next year he tries his best works hard, but he still want that trophy so he starts yelling and being disrespectful to his teammates. That is the last thing that you want in your 7 year old, especially since he will work with peers to accomplish a goal all of his life. If you give him a trophy, the message is very clear. You did a good job and you worked hard. If you tell children this, their easily impressionable young minds will cling to the idea that hard work is rewarded. Now people say that hard work is not always rewarded, and that you do not always succeed in life by working hard,but that is false. If you are trying out for a baseball team and you get on the team but you never play,but the coach sees you out there everyday working hard and supporting your teammates, if any of your teammates get injured or can not make the games, you will be the first person they call up. Winning is fun, but having respect and working hard is