There are conflicting views over whether children should be taught to compete or cooperate in the drive to produce valuable members of society. Although encouraging competitiveness in youth can be effective in life, learning to cooperate is more critical. From one point of view, competition can greatly encourage children through school and prepare them for real-world challenges in adult life. In school, teachers motivate children through incentives like rewards, prizes, and games, which give them a sense of accomplishment to surpass their classmates. This helps build confidence and improve independent concentration while faster progress during teamwork or individual work. Later in life, such confidence and persistence will stand children in good stead for competitive situations like job interviews or getting ahead in work environments. On the other hand, while competition in the workplace may be necessary on occasion, cooperation between colleagues is a social sk...