There was a study recently in the US about people in their early 20s and younger. I don't recall it exactly, but the idea behind it was that most of them have never been taught how to lose. They've been encouraged all through school to succeed, and taught that "everyone's a winner" and rewarded for participating...and very few of them have been taught how to deal with not succeeding. How to be a good sport or what to do if they don't succeed in achieving what they want.
As far as I remember, this was applied to educational situations, but I think it's true in other types of competitions too. I don't know if it can be carried over into dance competitions, but I know I see it with kids I know who are totally crushed when they hit the real world.
Anyway, this article stated that the lack of knowing/dealing with how to lose is becoming quite a problem in colleges and universities, and in the working world as well, now that this group is starting to get old enough to be full-time employees.
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Date: 2006-05-01 12:48 am (UTC)As far as I remember, this was applied to educational situations, but I think it's true in other types of competitions too. I don't know if it can be carried over into dance competitions, but I know I see it with kids I know who are totally crushed when they hit the real world.
Anyway, this article stated that the lack of knowing/dealing with how to lose is becoming quite a problem in colleges and universities, and in the working world as well, now that this group is starting to get old enough to be full-time employees.