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GalaxyHunter

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35. some kids win, others lose. Just because you "lose" doesn't mean you are bad.

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 03:08 PM

Aug 2013

It just means someone is better than you.

There is nothing wrong with someone being better than you.

for the kids that quit, their parents should be talking to explain that it is ok for someone to be better than you at something and that doesn't say anything bad about you.

I see nothing wrong with the kid who read the most books as being the winner.

Either quit bitching about it or don't have your child participate in the contest. You don't need a contest to read after all.

EDIT TO SAY: Drawing a name out of a hat to pick winners is ridiculous!! If they decide to that then I hope the lottery decided to pick its winners the same way!

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Boy Kicked Out Of Reading Competition Because He Reads Too Much [View all] babylonsister Aug 2013 OP

Tyler should be an inspiration to the other readers. panader0 Aug 2013 #1

Why not do something graceful? Mopar151 Aug 2013 #2

I'm sure if he was the next Steve Prefontaine snooper2 Aug 2013 #4

My thoughts too. n/t FSogol Aug 2013 #12

You Would Think RobinA Aug 2013 #29

1,000 malaise Aug 2013 #42

yep, surely the adults could think of some creative alternative Supersedeas Aug 2013 #63

Maybe you ought not make it competitive in the first place? bemildred Aug 2013 #3

Competitive reading? earthside Aug 2013 #7

Yes, that's much better. This kid does not need encouragment. bemildred Aug 2013 #11

Me, too! earthside Aug 2013 #31

Simply make it a drawing for prizes BlueStreak Aug 2013 #33

Right, everybody reads, everybody gets encouraged, nobody gets put down. bemildred Aug 2013 #34

I agree that changing the rules Jenoch Aug 2013 #5

How do you know the kid doesn't do that, too? MineralMan Aug 2013 #13

We don't know. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #36

We don't know much at all about the kid. MineralMan Aug 2013 #38

I believe we were talking about the librarian and her program BlueStreak Aug 2013 #39

Yes, until someone made a comment about the boy. MineralMan Aug 2013 #40

You can't talk about the program without talking about how it dealt with the boy BlueStreak Aug 2013 #45

so learning is a bad thing, eh? burnodo Aug 2013 #46

Of course learning is not a bad thing. Jenoch Aug 2013 #47

And "if" quakerboy Aug 2013 #53

I've always thought line: "no offense, but..." demwing Aug 2013 #57

Or maybe they should give prizes kiva Aug 2013 #6

Dumb contest, dumb rules zipplewrath Aug 2013 #8

Thank you. Stop making everything a big fucking competition to the death, ffs. Nay Aug 2013 #25

This is one of the problems with our *stupid* goddam obsession with competition. malthaussen Aug 2013 #9

+1000 Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #15

What does soccer have to do with it? former9thward Aug 2013 #17

About 1/3 of soccer games end in ties. malthaussen Aug 2013 #20

I dislike ties. former9thward Aug 2013 #22

soccor is hockey demwing Aug 2013 #58

Huh? quakerboy Aug 2013 #55

I couldn't agree more kcr Aug 2013 #59

If kids really are quitting because they can't win ... surrealAmerican Aug 2013 #10

From a different perspective: LWolf Aug 2013 #14

That would be my suggestion… give multiple prizes for best essays OR even best questions- KittyWampus Aug 2013 #19

perhaps they could make the "competition" closer to a book club w/prizes for best essays KittyWampus Aug 2013 #16

Speaking as the kid who got kicked out of the school spelling bee for always winning, I agree... jmowreader Aug 2013 #18

This is absolutely a false assumption! tblue37 Aug 2013 #49

How some parents view summer reading PuppyBismark Aug 2013 #21

Divide it up into more prizes TlalocW Aug 2013 #23

Our library gives out prizes for the number of books read. tblue37 Aug 2013 #50

I always read the most books. bravenak Aug 2013 #24

Some wavy glasses and a pair of very loud headphones would fix that. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #26

God, that was a good story. Sometimes I feel like it's coming true -- the whole Nay Aug 2013 #41

That would only motivate me to read 64 books Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #27

I'm always suspiciousabout stories like this... Mike Nelson Aug 2013 #28

Update -- Hudson Falls Library President weighs in... KurtNYC Aug 2013 #30

Thanks for the update. HappyMe Aug 2013 #32

some kids win, others lose. Just because you "lose" doesn't mean you are bad. GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #35

But the goal of this summer activity was to get more children to read over the summer. IMHO, Nay Aug 2013 #43

Sounds like she has personal beef with the kid. Rex Aug 2013 #37

Bullshit! The kid's clearly the winner MrScorpio Aug 2013 #44

Hmm. Bet the school and parents have NO problem hailing every athlete's prowess... Hekate Aug 2013 #48

Your post reminded me of this.. Fumesucker Aug 2013 #56

"If the same kid won every event in Track and Field, would they make him sit it out?" Iggo Aug 2013 #60

Exactly. IF the contest designers have designed the contest to be a one-winner-takes-all, Nay Aug 2013 #61

Haven't these children learned to appreciate other children's talents and successes? defacto7 Aug 2013 #51

How do they know the kids read these books? LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #52

My thought too! B Calm Aug 2013 #54

to be kicked out because he is too good is really quite cool dembotoz Aug 2013 #62