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[–]Eurowoman24 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

even as a kid i thought they were trash

[–]reluctant_commenter 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Right?! Like they are not even doing the kids any favors...

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Thankfully, this wasn’t a thing at my school. Hopefully my school hasn’t adopted this crap since I left.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Idk, people make a big fuss about them, but I don't think I was much affected by participation awards. I think most children intuitively know when they haven't earned something. And place the personal value of the award at the same level as the effort they put into getting it.

[–]fuck_reddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Idk. As much as I’d like that to be the case, there are too many people my age whining about fairness and not being accepted and the like. They seem incapable of recognizing that differences in competence exist...

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think most children intuitively know when they haven't earned something.

The key word in that sentence is 'most'. Most children, as you said, would probably just smile meekly and accept their worthless award that they know they didn't earn, but some children lack the self-awareness to feel embarrassed by that, and would genuinely think 'Wow, I am so good at the egg and spoon race!'