Teacher: Participating in organized competitive athletics may increase a child' s strength and coordination  As critics point out, however, it also instills in those children who are not already well developed in these respects a feeling of inferiority that never really disappears
Yet, since research has shown that adults with feelings of inferiority become more successful than those free of such anxieties, funding for children' s athletic programs should not be eliminated
It is mentioned as one possible reason for adopting a policy for which the teacher suggests an additional reason.