http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/04/for-children-which-is-more-important-self-esteem-or-mastery/ Sat, 12 May 2012 16:08:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/04/for-children-which-is-more-important-self-esteem-or-mastery/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Ann Carroll aka GranAnn Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:00:28 +0000 http://www.daisiecompany.com/blogs/audreyjeanne/?p=101#comment-208 AJ, once again you have hit the nail right on the head! I remember 25 (or so) years ago, when I first signed my three girls up to play softball for the local community. I was surprised, shocked and confused at the "trophy fee" that was due. It seems that the parents bought every child on the team a trophy. I thought that trophies were a symbol of something earned that was special. I earned one myself in the 5th grade and was so very proud of it. I have boxes of the girls' trophies that don't mean a thing to them because they were bought and not won. AJ, once again you have hit the nail right on the head! I remember 25 (or so) years ago, when I first signed my three girls up to play softball for the local community. I was surprised, shocked and confused at the “trophy fee” that was due. It seems that the parents bought every child on the team a trophy. I thought that trophies were a symbol of something earned that was special. I earned one myself in the 5th grade and was so very proud of it. I have boxes of the girls’ trophies that don’t mean a thing to them because they were bought and not won.

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