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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've also never been around town and heard a person comment "great job Johhny on winning the chess tournament" or "great job Alice on that art award you got" or "great job Jimmy on getting that great service project you completed". But it's normal to hear "great job on beating the Bears in baseball yesterday". Why is it that most Americans think sports is the only thing to be competitive about?[/quote] I disagree. I hear about who got the most math problems done in the "mad minute" all the time. At my MoCo school, the teacher even included this information (with names of the 4th graders) in a weekly newsletter. She obviously thought the competition was motivating--and it was for my DD. Other kids' pictures are chosen to be included in our monthly newsletter; there is a writing contest; and kids who make Eagle Scout (service project required) get written up in the local newspaper. [/quote]
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