Participation Trophies Send A Dangerous Message Analysis

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Many argue that receiving participation rewards defeats the purpose of receiving a reward. Many say that trophies are awarded to winners, while others think rewards are rewarded to everyone who participated. In the passages “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message" and “Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message,” we discuss, and go deeper into this argument. Children should not receive a reward for participation because it defeats the message/purpose.

In the passage “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message” the author claims that if kids are rewarded with many participation rewards, they will not be prepared/set for the real world. Berden states "We begin to expect awards and praise for just showing up — to class, practice,
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