I agree with each of these EXCEPT "Anti-competition". It is an assumption here that "competition" is a "bad" thing... Absolutely NOT SO. Yes, the world can be a place of back-stabbing, etc. but that is not a RESULT of "competition", but instead the mind-set instilled in those who are not taught competition and good sportsmanship. This is a COMPETITIVE world. If you do not teach a child to be competitive and strive for his/her best, you may be in jeapardy of developing a mediocre child who does not strive to be THE BEST; even in "comparison" to those around him/her.
On Aug 28, 2012 The Broken wrote:
I agree with each of these EXCEPT "Anti-competition". It is an assumption here that "competition" is a "bad" thing... Absolutely NOT SO. Yes, the world can be a place of back-stabbing, etc. but that is not a RESULT of "competition", but instead the mind-set instilled in those who are not taught competition and good sportsmanship. This is a COMPETITIVE world. If you do not teach a child to be competitive and strive for his/her best, you may be in jeapardy of developing a mediocre child who does not strive to be THE BEST; even in "comparison" to those around him/her.