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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (27124)	8/24/2006 8:09:01 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541580

There are many that would like to cling to the old model. And there always will be. Competition isn't even bad, it is often a very good thing both psychologically for individuals and in terms of producing the best practical results. Drop the idea of competition and try to force everything in to a non-competitive framework and the world will be worse for it. It would also be worse if you forced everything in to a competitive framework. Sometimes you need collaboration, sometimes competition, sometimes you collaborate as part of a competitive process.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (27124)	8/24/2006 9:06:00 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541580

If you want to keep everybody and everything average, then the brave new world you envision is going to be pretty mediocre. It appears that you regard competition as some kind of evil and that a win-win means that everybody is to be treated exactly the same no matter what. I'm not convinced that this is desirable. It's unfair to hold back achievers because others are either unable or unwilling to compete. Not only is it unfair, it is detrimental to society as we know it. Without the Einsteins,Bells, Franklins and plethora of brilliant minds, we'd probably still be in the slime as you call it. I'm completely for encouraging people to be the best that they can be and of rewarding effort, even if not always wholly successful. But this notion of enforced equalization and sanitization of terminology is just too out there, IMO. If you're willing to accept mediocrity as the standard for which to strive, that's what you're going to get. Encouraging people to do their best should include honest assessments when they haven't achieved. It's only fair to be truthful and to encourage effort, rather than to effectively lie and tell them that a half-baked effort is good enough.