... through the failure of others. Several instances of pressure to win at all cost, both direct and indirect, overshadow students in the academic setting. But is this necessary? Researches in Psychology, education and sociology have shown that competition in the educational setting is needless. This article aims to prove competition is bad in the educational setting by looking into some of ... than cooperating to achieve a goal, they tend to be divided between themselves. Each student starts to 'attack' the progress of the other, a tactic that is mainly employed in field sports and th...

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