Are awards the best reward? | Sieun Nam | TEDxBSB Shunyi Youth

[applause] awards, certificates, medals, and trophies. All things we proudly possess and maybe do sometimes brag about. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why we try so hard to get it.When I was a kid in an American school in Shanghai, I wanted certificates more than anything. But from first grade to third grade, I wasn't the smartest. And every year will be the same.I will go into the auditorium, sit, and my eyes would gleam my excitement, thinking I'll finally have a chance to get one. But I didn't ...