The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Sunday, February 12, 2012

TROPHY KIDS














This concept on 'trophy kids' was mentioned in the Facebook compre we did. Read for the background and relate to last year's 'A' level qn:

Do awards and prizes serve any useful purpose?


Consider also the point that awards/prizes can result in a backlash, causing the stakeholders to only invest in those activities that have a higher chance of winning awards/prizes. Think of how certain coutnries and schools only allocate budget for those sports that can win glory for them and neglect those that can't. Likewise, we get to see a limited variety/diversity of films if film-makers focussed only on those films that are Oscar-worthy material in order to answer to the investors. In short, in using awards/prizes as carrots to motivate/encourage behaviour or attention in certain areas, we run the risk of neglecting other equally desirable, if not better areas.