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at northwestern university, shelanie sanchor. she's the title of new book "beeline," what spelling bees reveal about generations path to success. what do we learn about the next generation and beyond through these competitions? >> so we learned generation z is the most diverse and spelling bees offer a way for us to consider how childhood competition has increased tremendously and how poised and camera ready kids have to be to compete on a stage like the national spelling bee. >> and you talk, professor, about the change sort of from the everybody gets a trophy generation generation, which looks like a thing of the past at this point. when i was growing up, yes, you could play little league, but if you wanted to be good, you had to be on the travel team and play in the off season.
trophy generation. everybody wins, nobody loses. this is an example of that pretty new jersey mom went to her daughter at school to complain because she didn't make the cheer squad. now everybody makes the team. that is not sitting well with some cheerleaders. watch. going away because of one child who did not make the team and the parent complaint. all my hard work is thrown out the window. >> reaction is rolling in. the trophy generation at it once again. when will we allow those who work the hardest to excel in those who don't, work harder. i wouldn't want to be the child on the squad because of mommy's demands, no qualifications required, so many who actually worked hard to qualify and jeff points out there are only 11 people on the football field at one time. maybe it is possible to win and
they had a chance to use it? >> i do not. unfortunately, the story is the least surprising story of all time. college kids or babies. that is well known. and we should say it's the my minority. i think most normal thinking people are like, what is going on here? the story get sensationalized. you get rewarded for it. everyone gets a trophy generation. >> tucker: we are told constantly that there is nothing wrong with an adult man crying in public, and that you should be proud to express your emotions and yet a lot of people kind of feel like, actually there is something kind of embarrassing about weeping over exams or something inng public. do you think we should be embarrassed? >> yeah. search and reasons to cry, the death in the family, i will not make fun but if you are crying over an exam or crying because you stub your toe or something little, i think that is
use a crying closet if they had a chance to use? >> i do not. unfortunately, this story is the least surprising story of all time. college kids are babies. that is well known. we should say it's a minority. i bet most normal people thinking people, what is going on here, these stories get sensationalized. you get rewarded for it. it's the everyone gets a trophy generation, basically. >> tucker: but i mean... do you think we are being told constantly that there is nothing wrong with an adult, man, crying in public? you should be proud to express your emotions? a lot of people feel like, well, actually there is something embarrassing about weeping over exams or something in public. do you think we should be embarrassed? >> yeah? there are certain reasons to cry. if there is a death the family, i will not make fun, but if you are crying over an exam or crime because you stub your toe on
he never quit. >> we're just arguing here. >> that is horrible. >> that is not horrible. >> that is child abuse. >> that is not child abuse. >> please, i have an 8-year-old, if she had a coach like that, i want my captain, i was co-captain of the football team in high school. i want them to be everything they can be. sports gives them great confidence in life, helps them be a more competent person, this is abuse, it is terrible. >> and everybody gets a trophy generation, right? i have to say o-- >> that is okay. >> no, that is not okay, there is only one winner, geraldo. >> granted, when a kid vomits and pushed to the extreme where he is so dehydrated, eight years old -- >> they say they're following all safety procedures and rules and they're on to something with this idea and culture. my kids played soccer. every single kid on that team got a trophy. it is a little bit silly. but that said, 40 high school
he never quit. >> we're just arguing here. >> that is horrible. >> that is not horrible. >> that is child abuse. >> that is not child abuse. >> please, i have an 8-year-old, if she had a coach like that, i want my captain, i was co-captain of the football team in high school. i want them to be everything they can be. sports gives them great confidence in life, helps them be a more competent person, this is abuse, it is terrible. >> and everybody gets a trophy generation, right? i have to say o-- >> that is okay. >> no, that is not okay, there is only one winner, geraldo. >> granted, when a kid vomits and pushed to the extreme where he is so dehydrated, eight years old -- >> they say they're following all safety procedures and rules and they're on to something with this idea and culture. my kids played soccer. every single kid on that team got a trophy. it is a little bit silly. but that said, 40 high school
but i wrote wrote a column in the new york daily news two years ago when young people were beginning to get really hip hit by the recession. i think this is actually a decent thing. the everybody gets a trophy generation now has to go out and get jobs as quizno's. it's teaching them responsibility. a lot of thethm come out of college feeling entitled, brainwashed, as you pointed out by weird courses like the history of garbage, that's a real course, by the way, and they have to actually work. they're not entitled. they get humbled a little bit. >> bob, i lived at home. i graduated and i worked for -- i came back. i actually liked living at home. is there something positive and heart warming about it? >> i couldn't go back home in the joint where i grew up. i thoughto you still did live at home? >> well, i do. i live in a home. >> blaming obama for this is outrageous. >> but it's fun. >> i know it'shi fun. you want to do it.
it wrote a column in new york daily news two years ago when young people were beginning to get hit by the recession. i think this is actually a decent thing. everybody gets a trophy generation now has to go out and get jobs at quiznos, they are humbled and make sandwiches and work at movie theaters. teaching them responsibility. a lot of them come out of college feeling entitled, brainwashed like the history of garbage. that is a real course. they have to work. they are humbled. >> greg: i graduated and i worked for is years and came back and lived at home. i really like living at home. is there something harmwarming about it? >> bob: i couldn't go back home. i thought you still did live at home? >> greg: i do. in a home. >> bob: the idea of blaming obama for this is outrageous. >> greg: it's fun. >> bob: you want to do it, go ahead and do it.