Example of such competition?
A competition where 10% of kids win awards is ok, and one where 100% do is ok too (though it fools no kid over 4), but a competition where 80% of kids win awards is cruel.
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Graduation rates immediately came to mind, and turns out it's in that ballpark: http://www.governing.com/gov-data/high-school-graduation-rates-by-state.html … I don't think I would characterize high school as cruel, from a graduation standpoint...
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Almost like a government grant vs VC money allegory
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Also not good is 10% win, but unsupervised peers chose, because popularity contest. Or teachers chose, but on implicit criteria of effort or empowerment, not quality, because false feedback.
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Pretty much like the airlines boarding situation these days. 10% of passengers are 'special' is ok, 80% of passengers are 'special' is cruel :)
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A competition with too many winners is no competition. Kills the spirit.
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I think in Chicago the 80% competition is called Graduating High School.
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I believe Harvard gives ~50% of their undergrads Latin honors
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But, should there be competition with 100% awards ?
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