On 9/21/2011 3:16 AM, Invisible wrote:

> No, that's "cooperation". "Competition" is where you disregard everybody
> else and beat them out of the way by any means possible so that you get
> what you want.

But dealing with competition and exposing children to competition is a 
way to apply being fair and just. What you describe as competition is 
actually self-centeredness, and probably just plain antisocial. Being 
competitive means doing your best, not to bring the other competitors down.

I suppose there's two kinds of competition

healthy competition: Do the best you can, train hard, practice your 
skill, and in the end, someone will finish on top.

unhealthy competition: Do whatever it takes to win at all costs, 
including sabotaging your competitors, cheating, or eliminating the 
competition.

You're correct in your assertion that you've observed a lot of what I 
would consider unhealthy competition.

.. BUT, by not being exposed to competition, someone may lean more 
toward unhealthy competition, rather than learning how to be competitive 
without being brutal.


-- 
~Mike

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