https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2 Please post one comment or question for the group and then respond to at least two others en-us 2017-05-11 12:29:51 UTC 2017-05-11 13:11:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235671 In the first article, I was curious if parents sometimes punish their children by making them do something they couldn't do as a child ]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235671 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235678 if the kids that are not trying their best, see that other kids who are working hard and are getting trophies. Will it make other kids try harder?]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235678 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235690 Are parents scapegoating participation trophies as a way to shift the blame from bad parenting?]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235690 989ulrichd https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235722 Do you think any kids actually feel like they won when they get a participation award? In my opinion kids aren't dumb, they can tell who actually won]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235722 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235747 I agree with the author of the article when he says,"YOUR thoughts, values and beliefs show in your life and your kids learn a lot through what they live with you. A trophy doesn't have any of that". This was a really good point to make because as parents it's important to make sure that you push your kids to be the best that they can be, but also let them have fun a little, even if that means accepting a participation trophy. ]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235747 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235797 How old do you think a kid should be before they stop getting Participation trophies? ]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235797 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235806 Are kids becoming more entitled as they get older?]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235806 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235834 Are participation trophies actually affecting the youth today in a negative way?]]> 2017-05-11 12:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171235834 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171236845 I think it's okay for kids to get participation trophies, it probably makes them feel good getting something and maybe it will make them try harder to get a real trophy when older. ]]> 2017-05-11 12:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171236845 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171237024 In The second article, it touches on how the writer's dad was a veteran and a Great Depression survivor who learned to fight for what they wanted. Do you think the difference from the described society and the more calm society of today has anything to do with the outlook of participation trophies?]]> 2017-05-11 12:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171237024 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171237116 I think participation trophy are okay to give especially to young children because they can tell who actually won and participation trophies can help teach kids to work harder to win next time]]> 2017-05-11 12:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171237116 https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171240371 Do you think the rest of a kid's lives and how entitled they act is all going to come back to getting a participation trophy]]> 2017-05-11 13:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/beckc4/cwxrt7nfwjb2/wish/171240371