Comments on: Lowering the Bar to Make Students Feel Better http://tdistler.com/2008/09/24/lowering-the-bar-to-make-students-feel-better "To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.” Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:44:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad http://tdistler.com/2008/09/24/lowering-the-bar-to-make-students-feel-better/comment-page-1#comment-15065 Brad Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:03:26 +0000 http://tdistler.com/?p=137#comment-15065 I think children should be introduced to the concepts of winning and losing as early as possible. It allows them to see the consequences of effort and skill as it teaches them to clearly evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. It also can help them learn to deal with losing (or winning) in a positive manner. Dodge-ball is a great game. Instead of "everyone wins" soccer games, dodge-ball has clear winners and losers. Nothing like learning early in life whether games involving agility and throwing things are in your future. Suck at sports? Find out early and try something new. We all don't have to be good at everything -- and the sooner that's learned and accepted the better. I think children should be introduced to the concepts of winning and losing as early as possible. It allows them to see the consequences of effort and skill as it teaches them to clearly evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. It also can help them learn to deal with losing (or winning) in a positive manner.

Dodge-ball is a great game. Instead of “everyone wins” soccer games, dodge-ball has clear winners and losers. Nothing like learning early in life whether games involving agility and throwing things are in your future. Suck at sports? Find out early and try something new.

We all don’t have to be good at everything — and the sooner that’s learned and accepted the better.

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