In some cultures, children are encouraged to compete against each other. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

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present, there are many skilled people in
this
world. Many
children
are expected to be more talented and competitive with
others
. As can be seen in Thai society,
children
are expected from their
parents
to be popular and in high-ranked
schools
since kindergarten, repeating in primary
schools
, secondary
schools
and universities.
This
can foster their mindset to compete against each other.
Therefore
, being competitive can greatly affect
children
in both positive and negative ways, which
this
essay tends to discuss on the two sides.
To begin
, there are many challenging tasks that encourage
human
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to be competitive.
For instance
, the education system and prizes from adults award to top-performing
children
in classes, or
parents
give rewards from getting full marks on examinations. Continue to the career paths that companies choose to employ the most qualified applicants. Since
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looked down
by
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their
parents
with high expectations and different perspectives,
children
try to raise themselves up to beat adults' contempt. To simplify, reaching goals is to complete the tasks.
Children
are trained to be diligent and responsible.
Thus
, the expected results will be satisfying, which is the advantage in competing that they will produce quality outcomes.
However
, competitions tend to shape
children
some bad behaviours,
such
as unfriendly manners, selfishness, and cruelty to
others
as they have to be superior
than
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others
.
Moreover
,
parents
’ pressure and expectation affect the
children
’s physical and mental health. To explain, forcing
children
to study extra classes or
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academic books can cause them mental distress as well as bad ergonomic physical positions. Even though, skills and talents competing against
others
do not only shape
children
to be diligent and have good
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but
also
negatively affect
on
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children
’s
mind
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and
body
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.
Therefore
,
children
and
parents
have to balance positive and negative effects to be successful. As can be seen in Thai society, beginning from kindergarten that their parent expected them to be in popular and high-ranked primary
schools
, again in secondary
schools
and universities. Even, looking down from adults for who have different paths from the expectation or the failure. So,
children
to
try
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raise themselves up to beat the expectations and successes.
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