Competition is also very obvious in education. On a global scale, national education systems, intending to bring out the best in the next generation, encourage competitiveness amongst students by scholarships. Countries like Singapore and the England have a gifted education programmed which caters to gifted students, prompting charge of academic elitism. Upon receipt of their academic results, students tend to compare their grades to see who is better. For severe cases, the pressure to perform in some countries is so high that it results in stigmatization of intellectually lacking students or even suicide as consequence of failing the exams, Japan being a prime example.
This resulted in critical revaluation of examinations as a whole by educationists . Critics of competition as opposed to excellence as a motivating factor in education systems, such as Alfie Kohn, assert that competition actually has a net negative influence on the achievement levels of students and that it "turns all of us into losers." Competitions also make up a large promoter of extracurricular activities that students partake in. Such competitions include TVO's broadcast Reach for the Top competition, FIRST Robotics and the University of Toronto Space Design Contest.
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