News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Being OK with Not Being Extraordinary. Parent comment

Re:Being OK with Not Being Extraordinary by jahewson on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:01PM (#33725628)
Actually the research suggests that participation trophies are counter-productive, because it teaches kids that they don’t need to try, they are simply entitled to rewards: https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/undeserved-pr...

The whole concept of participation trophies came out of the “self-esteem” movement, which has mostly panned out to be BS.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Being OK with Not Being Extraordinary by chillwaves on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:33PM (#33727827)
Participation trophies are not addressed in your link.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Being OK with Not Being Extraordinary by Dylan16807 on Thursday November 24, 2022 @03:56AM (#33729113)
Well this article sure as hell isn't by a researcher.

The quotes from experts say that "too much" and "undeserved" praise is bad.

A participation trophy is generally very minor in terms of praise.

Much more specific expert quotes are needed here.

[ Parent | on HN ]