Am I wrong to feel upset?

britbrat1961
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:14:42 +0000

Ditto to those who say that this is a great place to express and vent and a perfect opportunity to share a point from a recent conversation with a teacher from a college MT program.

Unfortunately, this generation of young people have been brought up in an era where fairness was tought to be a reality. It begins in preschool where we teach our children to share and teachers give little awards and treats to everyone…prettiest eyes, best laugh, etc. etc. We then get into “pay to play” sports and community theatre camps where everyone is required by the league to play X amount of minutes or innings. This creates an unrealistic reality that competition is about everyone getting a fair chance.

Even at the High School level there are parents that believe that for good sportsmanship it is best for everyone to have a chance even if they cannot throw the ball or sing a note.

This, the MT teacher states is the biggest disservice that we have done to our young people, as they have no clue what true competition is all about and how brutal it can be in the real world.

We as MT parents have seen it, lived it, breathed it with our kids, but there are many that have no idea that it is not a process that requires anyone to spread out the opportunities.

Once again, thanks to all that share their wisdom here. It is an invaluable tool to all of us