{"id":7419,"date":"2017-11-20T21:19:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T19:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=7419"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:08","slug":"competition-ruining-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/11\/competition-ruining-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition Is Ruining Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Competition is considered as an implicit part of education. Many of today&#8217;s children have lived their whole life competing with peers. It&#8217;s often believed that the more we work on enhancing our job skills, the more successful we will be in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Right click on the photo and open link in new tab to read the full article.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Competition Is Ruining Childhood. The Kids Should Fight Back.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F11%2F06%2Fopinion%2Fstudents-competition-unions-bargaining.html#?secret=uJiIo9Tfa7\" data-secret=\"uJiIo9Tfa7\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.What is the role of education in our future?<\/p>\n<p>2.Should education be a form of competition?<\/p>\n<p>3.Do you think we are tricked in the idea that sacrificing our mental health now in school for security in adulthood?<\/p>\n<p>4.How can we make education fair for every child?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate Competition is considered as an implicit part of education. Many of today&#8217;s children have lived their whole life competing with peers. 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