Everything in life should be earned, not allowed and not about to be raising men who were entitled to something just because the try their best. Are we living in a world where everyone gets a trophy . We want to get your opinion on whether or not you think participation trophies and passing out of awards is appropriate as a reward for participating . Call 202 7488000 if everyone gets a trophy, call 202 7488001 if you disagree. An issuee has become in the National Media as well. Kelly wallace of cnn has posted this article does Sports Participation deserve a trophy . With the parental debate begin. The awards children get just for showing up strike such a chord. After James Harrison took to instagram this we get announcing he would be sending back the trophies his sons, six years old and years old, received, until they receive a real trophy, parents responded with the majority of plotting harrison, who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Twitter stood firmly with harrison, quote, i dont let kids pass classes for just showing up. Parents,her side are like his father of two sons, who participate in sports. He is the author of parents praised books, hundreds of easy useful phrases, scripts, and techniques for every situation. While he doesnt believe trophies are necessary, he does believe they reward effort, not the final outcome. The idea of a participatory aophy is not to make everyone winner, but jirga knowledge that the child put time and effort forward, and to provide a memento of the experience. Thats part of the argument. We want to get your opinion on this issue. Call 202 7488000 if you agree, call 202 7488001 if you disagree. Not everybody gets a trophy or deserves a trophy. If you cant get through on the phone lines, you can also contact us via social media. cspanwj is our twitter handle, our facebooksit page or send us an email at journal cspan. Org. John in new york city, what do you think about the potential of living in a society of entitlement where everyone gets a trophy . I disagree that everyone should get a trophy. It sets kids up for failure and for a sad look on the world because you dont always get a trophy for participating in life. On the other hand, i was quite when he firstn had sex, i wanted to give them a trophy for that. Host we will leave that there. There is error brady in usa today sports. Eric brady. He writes participation trophies outlook. Rp kids news, kidss is always know the score, even when its not being kept. And then the world went nuts. Sporting press nodded in agreement, as if a Football Player with a history of cheap shots is a paragon of parenting. Host this is nonsense, kids always know the best players. They know the difference between winning and losing in the difference between first place and last. They do not grow up to believe they are winners in life just because they had a trophy for finishing fifth in rec league basketball. Registration for abuse were not thought up by kids, and probably mean more to the selfesteem of parents and grandparents than to their progeny in the pintsize cleats. Anotherf this worth chapter in the tough love approach to life . Lots ofy boomer knows millennials, mostly welladjusted men and women. Older generations always find something to harrumph about. This is a belief that things were better in the past, but never was. The trophies cost a few bucks were a big smile, they do not cost trauma later in life. Woody allen famously said 80 of success is showing up. Write that on a participation this tempestnsider in a trophy like a youth league referee. That there brady in usa today. Up next is ted in new york. Good morning. Caller good morning. I really appreciate participation in any program, and if that really leads to a trophy, why not . I started my kids playing tennis, and after they finish, they got a certificate and we posted on our refrigerator. It becomes a motivation for the children. He might be a superstar, nobody knows. But giving a trophy for a child is not against anything. They are rewarded because they are behaving, playing, participating, its motivation. We should encourage, not discourage it at all. Jenny in lancaster, ohio. Caller i have a different swing here. Fornt think its right them for movie stars to get trophies and awards. Theyre not acting. Or a basketball player or Football Player that thinks they are hero. You are not a hero. Host thank you. Alice is in philadelphia. What is your view on ever buddy gets a trophy on everyone gets a trophy . Caller my view was that i disagreed. Spoke, ithe manager may have changed a little bit. About to Say Something another part of that. I have a grandson who play soccer. Hes very good. A fewyed in a tournament years back. He is 13 years old now. He was voted the most valuable player, i think they had three sessions that day. Got most valuable player in each session. M. V. P. Intonied him the sessions because he said someone else to serve that trophy. I think that way of doing things is sort of with what you are talking about now, i think thats the wrong way to do. You earnomething something in the deny it you because the other kids didnt get it. On our Facebook Page, you can make comments as well. Julie says if they made a legitimate effort, they should get some recognition as opposed to those who did nothing. James harrison is promoting the idea if they dont come in first, their efforts are worth nothing. Danny says no child left behind disagrees. Is going to take away ambition from the winners. A further comment down the page hopefully i can find it right away. I had it a minute ago. We will come back to it. [laughter] host we move on to build in san francisco. What do you think bill in san francisco. Caller i think everyone should get a trophy. Host why . Caller the Special Olympics is an example of a situation in kids who should normally wouldnt feel very good about themselves, like schizophrenics and cripples and people of that nature, have the ability to feel positive about themselves. Deez nutsvoting for in 2016. Host the comments i was looking for is from stephen. Related for what bill had to say, was the first part of what he had to say, which is i have been it many Special Olympics events, everyone gets at least a ribbon. Somewhat different circumstances than with a Football Players referring to. But there is a place for such awards. Matt is calling in from the suburbs in but we, maryland. What do you think about everybody gets a trophy . Is it important to encourage participation . Matt is gone. Another usa today, columnist has written about this issue. Armour is on the other side of the issue that her colleague eric brady. James harrison is right, you shouldnt get a trophy for showing up. Fair, you canays work your hardest, try your best, spend every ounce of energy you have, and sometimes things dont work out the way you hoped or imagined. Thats just the way things go. Yet somewhere along the late along the way, someone had the notion that kids should live in a land where everything is perfect. There are no hardships, heartbreaks, and you get a shiny trophy were pretty blueribbon just for being you. There is time enough to get acquainted with reality, the thinking goes. In the meantime, children should be praised and encouraged, reminded at every turn how wonderful they are. Everybody gets a trophy proponents say children should be rewarded for their efforts, the prizes give kids incentives to always try the best and persevere. But isnt that with the orange slices and cookies are for . By handing out trophies and metals at every turn, and since the opposite message, telling kids is enough to just show up. Why should get strides to improve or put in extra effort when he or she is treated no differently than the kid who sits in the outfield eking dandelions . Or his current warner said on twitter, they dont let kids pass classes were just showing up. The benefit of competition is winning, the benefit is improving, this is according to ashley merryman, coauthor of top dog, the science of winning and losing. When you give a kid a trophy for everything they do, they are saying i dont care about improvement or what you are learning about your mistakes, all we expect is that you are always a winner. This is of Nancy Warners nancy armours column on everybody gets a trophy Instagram Post that Pittsburgh SteelersJane Harrison sent out. Agree202 7488000 if you that everybody deserves a trophy for participating. Call 202 7488001 if you disagree with that thought. Joel is calling in from new york. Joel, you were on the air. I was a college athlete, i wrestled in college. I got to that point because i was 56 and wasnt winning basketball trophies. I realized through some process of elimination that i was greater wrestling as i was winning trophies, nonparticipation awards. Not participation awards. Host anything else . Caller thats it. Host ben is next. Caller trophies are important to kids. But long as they are active in anything, they deserve a trophy to keep them off the streets, to keep them involved in sports. Its a good thing. With theeres overkill point theyre trying to make by not giving everybody a trophy, but its awful lies the want your kids are grown, you look in the room and see all the things that you done with your kids through the years, its memories and only for your kids, but after its all over with, you can realize that you did a good job or try to do a good job as a parent. Raising your kids, Special Olympics deserve the best trophies they can make. Creatingyou think its a society of entitlement . Caller i think they love to use the word entitlement. Taxblicans and how they Social Security when you think of entitlements. I think awards is more appropriate, to make a kid feel special. If they run a track meet and they complete the race and they get a ribbon around their neck, they have done that and they can always look back and say one point, i can run a mile or whatever. Then say i was active. I think thats the most important thing. If god gives you the talent and you were able to go out there and do anything, i think that deserves appreciation. Thats the way i look at it. Jim mckinlay gaston tweets in little kids first great them below, let them have a trophy. After that, teach them trophies go to winners only. Rick is calling in from florida. Rick, what do you think . ] . Get a not every kids to trophy, is indicative of a bigger problem that we have, there are too many parents the try and insulate their children from any kind of disappointment. They have to be taught the disappointment comes with life. That are way too many kids grow up later in life and dont know how to handle , orppointment or anger something that doesnt go their way because they have never been taught that not everything is going to go your way. That life isnt fair. It is never going to be. Host thank you. Larry is in killeen, texas. Good morning. Give a little kid a trophy or something. If they tried. Kids are so shy, they dont want to do anything, and then they get the guts to go out and play and it feels good. They know they didnt win, but if you were handling them something and they feel good about it, you give them a pat on sayback, it should young to its an entitlement. Little kids dont know words like that. Give the kids something, let them have a good time at. Go through the park and have some more fun, make them feel good. If you are a parent or a Sports Official who has been organized sports for young kids, where everybody gets a trophy, we would love to hear your viewpoint as well. Rich lowry, editor of the national review, picked up on this issue and on James Harrisons post. Heres a little bit of his column right here. Harrisonsding withering assault and public opinion, the culture of trophies for all in youth sports will endure. The trophy has gone from exceptional reward for , tollence to nice gesture practically an entitlement. When a cashstrapped Little League in oklahoma canceled its participation trophies a couple of years ago, one parent complained it thanks Little League for failing my son and disappointing him as well. Rich lowry goes on to write there is such a thing as winning and losing, excelling in failing. Its ok for kids understand that, and in fact come if they dont, theyre going to be shocked by life. Theres no reason to try and hide it under a wrap of automatic trophies that will never be as value to something truly extraordinary or truly earned. James in spokane, washington. And what is your view on everybody gets a trophy . Hey, steve. I called them before. Its a weird analogy, but i compare this to calling people heroes. Dont get me wrong, i dont disparage i know what families go through a lot of stuff. Reserveds used to be for medal of honor recipients are people who did extraordinary things. , ifyone getting a trophy someone does extraordinary things, they deserve it. Im totally antipolitically correct. , therese kid earns it value in it. Host at what point do you learn it . Earn caller 80 of life is just showing up. But if someone does extraordinary, even as children, we realize when someone does nothing extraordinary. That should be this is the analogy on the heroes thing that calling the familys heroes and everyone heroes come i appreciate their sacrifices and i appreciate everything they do. The guy who jumps on the grenade, thats a hero. We dont realize that. Its just common sense to me. Trophy, whening a who did school, the guy something extraordinary got the trophy. Trophies, ithe diminishes the exploit. Does that make any sense . Kids did you have participate in sports and get a participate participation trophy . Caller no. Host deal is calling in from jamestown, north carolina. Good morning. Like some of the other callers, i believe its ok to give a trophy in the form of a paper recognition for those participating in sports. Toa young age, say up seventhgrade. After the seventhgrade, where people becomee very competitive, then you can give a meaningful trophy. Miss first James Harrison is concerned, i wonder how he rewards his kids . Does he rewards them after a game where he says you give a good hit to that kid, and his kids are getting maybe a concussion or the beginning of injuries . I find it fascinating that he might reward his kids after a game with a hamburger or some sort of verbal reward, at the detriment of his children. Thats my comments. Host have you had kids in sports . We will never know. Aboutobably saw or heard president carter yesterday, talking about his cancer diagnosis. That pressred conference live. Heres a portion of what he had to say. [video clip] carter at first i thought it was confined to my liver, and the operation had completely removed it. That same afternoon, we had an mri of my head and neck, it showed it was already in my brain. I would say that night in the next day, until i came back up to every, i thought i had a few weeks left. I was surprisingly at ease. Life,ad a wonderful , ive hadof friends an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence. So i was surprisingly at ease, much more so than my wife was. But now i feel they say the i will be prepared when it comes. Host that was the president carter talking about the next couple of weeks and what he is going to be going through. The full video of the press conference that he held can be held can be seen at cspan. Org. Back to your calls on everybody gets a trophy. This is preston in omaha, nebraska. Caller good morning. I believe that everybody is not created equal. Some are faster, some are just naturally taller im a bigger. More built to compete in certain sports than other kids are. Now, when they have those trophies out, you know that first place trophy is always a lot prettier, always a lot bigger, the secondplace trophy is the next level. The thirdplace level trophy goes down to the next level. Ever but he wants that first place trophy, regardless. If they are a true competitor. If they get a participation trophy, i dont see anything wrong with it. Because they did show up to compete. Trophysed to be a show back in the day, where that person that took fourth place got a trophy. Worn award. But its an award is a lot less than the first, second, third place trophies. Ill see anything wrong with giving a participation trophy. They participated. There is a note on the screen that says you have grandkids that participated in sports. Have they gotten participation trophies . Granddaughter is six years old, she does basketball and gymnastics. But no, she hasnt gotten any participation trophies at all. That shedoesnt mean shouldnt get one just for being in playing basketball, whatever. Its on the same level. I can understand what the Football Player or some of these other callers are saying. Trophy,ive everyone a in a way, it could take away from that drive for them to want to compete. But a true competitor doesnt want that little bitty piece of a trophy. He may not be happy with it. I rim when i played basketball, we were playing for first place. Was noty lost a game, i very happy with that secondplace trophy. I was about ready to throw it away. I wanted the first place trophy. A true competitor is never going to be happy with the lesser. Equal, some born are born naturally gifted. Others are born less gifted, less physically capable. It doesnt mean they didnt try just as hard. Yesterday when we were discussing this issue in the editorial meeting, one of the issues that came up you mentioned you had a sixyearold granddaughter. Up of the issues that came with graduation from every class, from kindergarten, from firstgrade, etc. Mentioned used to go to school and graduate 12 years later. Is your granddaughter being graduated in a ceremony from every year she is in school . What do you think about that . Caller i dont know if theres a graduation, she just started firstgrade. I dont know if theres a graduation thing from kindergarten up to firstgrade. That view, i wouldnt see as a bad thing anyways either. If you are making it from the firstgrade to the secondgrade, secondary to the thirdgrade, you are actually making it, i dont see any problem with you at the end of the year saying i made it to the thirdgrade. Its not like you are graduating. From one elementary to the middle school, to the high school, from high school you graduate from college. I dont believe that passing butrough school debt dont know anything, they dont know the basics, i dont think you should even get through Elementary School without learning