I'm also a teacher and I find it a bit funny that while we teach our children to 'not be competitive' (real good in a global economy), we still have standardized testing all over the place that students are pressured to score well on so the school system can receive funds!
The whole no competition thing is a joke. I think it goes completely in the wrong direction. Instead of hiding and sugar coating competition and the winner/loser society, perhaps we should use this to teach children how to accept success and failure (if I can use such a harsh word). You're not always going to be successful in life. Instead of dealing with this, we turn a blind eye and try to coddle our children.
Rock on Bishir... BRING BACK DODGEBALL!