Friday, March 4

Trophies Just for Existing

In When Every Child Is Good Enough, JOHN TIERNEY quoted Brad Bird, the writer and director of "The Incredibles" saying
"Wrong-headed liberalism seeks to give trophies to everyone just for existing," he said. "It seems to render achievement meaningless. That's a weird goal."

He sounded very much like Professor Colangelo, who says that children want to compete and can cope with defeat a lot better than adults imagine. "Life hurts your feelings," Mr. Bird said. "I think people whine about stuff too much. C'mon, man, just get up and do it."
That said, where do I pick up my trophy for just existing?

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