Perhaps the most bizarre example of the destruction of competition in schools is occurring in Cecil County, Maryland, where middle school basketball is played by very different rules. If one team is ten points ahead, additional baskets scored by the winning team won't count until the underdog team catches up. No record is kept of who scores so no one can stand out as a star of the team. This is today's modern high school athletic event. A band plays sour notes in a non-victory celebration as cheerleaders with no ability have nothing to cheer about, and as a boring, pointless game with no winners or losers drags out on the floor.
Individual spirit dies.
The desire to stand out is squashed. The drive to perform better than anyone else is stamped out. This is OBE behavior modification at work. Our children are being groomed to live and function in a different world. The social planners aren't lying.