B1: Participation Trophy Pros and Cons by Janelle Schaeffer https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito en-us 2021-04-05 18:24:13 UTC 2021-04-08 01:59:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1389152967 Cons/drawbacks- not getting a trophy shows that it takes a while to get good at something and shows that its okay to not be the best at everything or to get first place. The cons of a participation trophy rely of false accomplishment. Getting a trophy for something they didn't deserve can do more harm than good. Participation trophies can often lack meaning due to knowing you didn't earn it and others have the same exact award too.]]> 2021-04-06 21:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1389152967 Pros/Benefits- Can be given to less talented athletes to feel accomplishment. A participation Trophy can increase a child's' self esteem. Believe that children deserve recognition of their participation of time and effort. Believe that there is nothing wrong with awarding children for participation https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1389164963 2021-04-06 21:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1389164963 Cons/drawbacks- not giving kids participation trophies will teach them that they need to work hard and be determined to be the best at what they do. It takes time to get better at something, and kids need to learn that although trying or participating is a good thing, they need to do better. Not getting a participation trophy could motivate kids to strive to get better. https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391115578 2021-04-07 12:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391115578 Pros/benefits https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391116950 makes children feel happy like they accomplished something, boosts self-esteem.]]> 2021-04-07 12:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391116950 Cons/Pros https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117261 One of the cons is that kids aren't learning that it is ok to lose sometimes. It kind of sends the message that in life you'll always get a "trophy" even if you weren't the best. I feel like it also takes away from the special of getting an actual trophy. One pros is that kids see that there getting awarded for hard work and they wont feel felt out as much. ]]> 2021-04-07 12:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117261 Cons/drawbacks- Gives kids the idea of always getting a reward no matter how good they do, when later in life they will have to realize that not everyone gets a participation trophy for everything. They also can limit competitiveness and lead to a wrong idea of accomplishing something when nothing was really done. They also show that hard work really doesn't matter because everyone will win something. https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117951 2021-04-07 12:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117951 Cons/drawbacks https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117977 Participation Trophy's teach kids that winning is better then losing. Giving these kids trophy's at such a young age teaches them that winning is the only option and it teaches kids that loosing is bad. Which is not the case. ]]> 2021-04-07 12:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391117977 Pros and Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391118410 Pros:
Participation trophies can make a person feel good about themselves and possibly encourage said person to continue perusing said activity

Cons:
Participation trophies can make a person feel like they aren't special or that they didn't actually earn anything, they were just given something to give the illusion of them achieving something.]]> 2021-04-07 12:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391118410 Cons or drawbacks of participation trophies: These "rewards" influence kids that even if they did not try their best to succeed, there will still always be some type of recognition that comes out of it. This can eventually relate to similar future instinces when a specific person may be doing a non-efficient job in the workplace, they could expect to receive some kind of promotion in return. https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391118905 2021-04-07 12:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391118905 Cons/drawbacks- https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391119012 If everyone gets a trophy they have no motivation to work harder. It teaches people that you must work your way to the top. If everyone gets a trophy then they start to belive everything they want is just handed to them. This encourages them to put in less effort and not push themselves.]]> 2021-04-07 12:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391119012 Pros/Benefits- They get the feeling of winning something even if they lose every game. It is important to give children this sense of confidence, so they can feel like they are doing something. https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391120717 2021-04-07 12:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391120717 Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391123016 When kids lose and get a trophy every time, it is setting them up for failure in the sense of not experiencing failure. When they get older, if they didn't learn what failing is then they will not know what to do when they do fail in their life.]]> 2021-04-07 12:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391123016 Pros https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391124085 Participation trophies can give people satisfaction because it makes them feel like they accomplished something.]]> 2021-04-07 12:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391124085 Cons/drawbacks https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391124629 makes children not try and succeed for better, makes them feel successful no matter what, encourages laziness later in life.]]> 2021-04-07 12:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391124629 Pros/benefits https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391126334 pros of participation trophies are that they can help children feel accomplished and maybe boost their self esteem. I would write more but that is all the pros. so uh.....]]> 2021-04-07 12:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391126334 Cons/drawbacks https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391131738 This could only work for little kids, and shouldn't be happening when older. We can't have people thinking that even if you do bad you still get a reward out of it. That's obviously not how life works.]]> 2021-04-07 12:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391131738 Cons/drawbacks https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391132315 Participation trophies can give people the impression that they do not have to work as hard as others]]> 2021-04-07 12:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391132315 Pros/benefits- https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391133553 Everyone gets the feeling of winning. No matter how good or bad you are you get the same reward. This prevents certain people from getting too cocky. This also boosts peoples self esteem. ]]> 2021-04-07 12:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391133553 Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391136056 The cons of participation trophies and a society that over nurtures children are numerous. Lets start small with participation trophies. They teach kids that losing is OK, which is not true. Losing is the greatest motivation for improvement, and giving kids trophies for showing up just teaches them you don't have to try to be rewarded. Which can damage kids extremely. This goes into a deeper problem with society, everyone telling children that they are special snowflakes just for being born is also very damaging to children and society as a whole. kids have to know that they have to try in life to be something special, and work to become great. ]]> 2021-04-07 12:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391136056 Cons/Drawbacks https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391824988 By getting a participation trophy for losing kids will see this and think if they don't do well or do something wrong they will still get awarded for it even thought this is not the case.]]> 2021-04-07 14:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391824988 pros and cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391963716 pro: it can make a child feel better about themselves, or feel successful even if they weren't actually the best

con: they won't be trying as hard when they get older. if a kid is constantly rewarded regardless of how hard they try they won't feel like they have to. ]]> 2021-04-07 15:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1391963716 Pros and Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1392023248 Pro: Giving out a participation trophy makes a kid feel better about themselves, and it makes them think that they did their best at something.

Con: Giving out a participation trophy doesn't embrace losing. Sometimes it's a good thing to know how to lose at something. That way you can get better at your ability and improve the next time you want to win something.]]> 2021-04-07 15:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1392023248 Pros & Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393606629 Pro: Kids with less confidence might to start to feel better about themselves. They can also get kids more interested in sports.
Con: Kids don't really get what it feels like to lose at something so when they eventually do lose it could be made a bigger deal than it actually is. Kids with high self esteem might become full of themselves and this could also make losing very hard for them when they eventually do lose. ]]> 2021-04-07 23:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393606629 Pro/Con https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393634843 Pro - Can give kids a sense of accomplishment and make them continue to try and improve.
Con - Blurs the line the between winning and losing. Makes winning feel less great and hides kids from losing. This means when they get older they might not handle it as well.]]> 2021-04-07 23:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393634843 Pros/Cons https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393992183 One of the main arguments that really hold up the entire pro section of the entire debate is that participation trophies can help boost children's / people's self-esteem. Which is a very valid point to be had and can prevent issues in the future such as inferiority or martyr complexes. Both of which can greatly hinder a child's future goals and ideals.

The main con of the entire debate is that it creates lower standards for kids and then they become entitled. Giving them trophies for everything at an early age creates the sense of entitlement for everything they participate in, and whilst this can be true, it really would only happen if they were given a trophy for a large majority of things they've done. However, the main cause of entitlement would be the parents keeping an entitled attitude. All in all, these participation trophies can be a good thing, but of course, they need to be had in moderation to stay effective.]]> 2021-04-08 01:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jschaeffer/3y3ivyhzjs45nito/wish/1393992183