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COMPETITIONS - Coggle Diagram
COMPETITIONS
What values can people benefit from taking part in competitions?
Resilience
Determination
Adaptability
To be flexible in times of unexpected changes - to always be on one’s toes
Commitment
Consistency
Optimism
Perseverance
What can people benefit from taking part in competitions?
Improving Teamwork and Collaboration
Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning.
Increasing intrinsic motivation
Enhancing Beneficial Peer Comparisons.
Healthy competition to boost and improve an individual’s talent or skill
Facilitating growth mindsets
Competitions set a framework for practicing and facilitating a growth mindset for our students. They give benchmarks upon which we can base our improvements, and put value on the challenge of improving.
Building mental toughness
Companies look for employees who are able to handle the stress of competitive situations they will be faced with. Educational Competitions ensure that students will not be put in these situations for the first time when they jump into their jobs
https://www.competitionsciences.org/2016/07/04/10-ways-competitions-enhance-learning/
Quotes
Winning builds ego but losing builds character
Fall early
fall often
fall forward
Bravely, calmly without failure
Which is about keeping calm despite adversities faced
I can’t guarantee you anything but if you’ll have nothing left if you give up
Failure is the stepping stone to success
HFDYA that defeat will spur people on to work harder?
Yes
Defeat can show your weaknesses (areas for improvement/ areas for growth), giving you the chance to work harder to improve/ close your gaps
E.g Athletes analyse videos of their games/ competitions to find out what went wrong so that they can correct their weaknesses
E.g studies/ exams
When you fail, you will analyse your answers and understand why you got them wrong and not repeat the same errors
Defeat builds character of strength and resilience
When you suffer defeat, you bounce back stronger/ pick yourself up after a fall
Sportsmen/ organisations such as Samsung
Defeat is a bitter pill to swallow
Defeat tastes bitter, making you yearn for the sweet taste of success
Defeat can be humiliating, most people would remember the disappointment of defeat and work towards not having to go through defeat again
Defeat
Suffering a loss/failure
Spur on
Push/ motivate/ inspire
no
However, defeat can be a double-edged sword
Some people when faced with failures, would be demoralised and give up
Why do people take part in competitions?
throughout human history, people seemed to have enjoyed organizing competitions in one form or another, from the ancient Greek Olympic Games (going back as far as 776 BC) to modern soccer
competition is everywhere in modern society. Economists tell us that competition is an essential force in maintaining productive and efficient markets (i.e., without basic competition between firms, evil monopolies will form)
the human quest for love is not free of competition
What are the benefits of taking part in competitions?
School sports competitions
The preparation process allows teammates to strengthen camaraderie amongst each other
Memories of such experiences would be etched into our minds when we reminisce our school days
Learning points
People especially the youth learn to build up their confidence by facing their fears regarding competitions when they realise they have the ability to overcome the obstacles they face if they stay determined
The importance of having a growth mindset to Ensure continuous improvement despite setbacks which is a useful thing to have especially in the workplace in the future
Debates
Learn new perspectives and ideas from other students
Learn how to build up rapport by how the speakers present themselves on stage and be inspired to improve your own presentation skills and be more confident
Learn to communicate clearly which is an essential21st century skill which employers find valuable
What are the disadvantages of taking part in competitions?
Anxiety
Need to keep up with the stress and pressure of keeping up to a certain standard
Feeling high levels of stress - when not handled properly, can lead to issues