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"There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have."
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"Nothing frustrates people more than a cocky guy who's still winning."
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"Competition is a bad company [kusang, the company which will bring our downfall]."
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"If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place."
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"Rising amateurs always intimidate falling masters."
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"You can't get the taste of winning in a running competition with a turtle!"
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"Hmm", Jason snapped his fingers. "I can call a friend for a ride.Percy raised his eyebrows. "Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first."
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"Where there is competition, one cannot attain (true) 'Knowledge'."
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"If we want to be free [get liberated], don't compete. As long as there is competition, the other person will hide his faults and we will hide ours."
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"Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing."
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"Compete with yourself, you have no knowledge about the degree of gifting others might have. Don't decide to slow down because you have gone too far and everyone is behind you!"
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"The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the school board."
Achievement

"The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no adverse effect on children from strong educational backgrounds."
Family

"If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge."
Challenge

"The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes the process of education."
Education

"It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor importance in giving status or prestige to an adolescent in the eyes of other adolescents."
Achievement

"A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher."
Learning

"There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have."
Competition

"As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates with vigor each year in the state music contests."
Music

"The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement."
Achievement

"I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan area outside his own district - with per pupil funds going with him."
School
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