Why Has Charter School Violence Spiked at Double the Rate of Public Schools?

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1. In a brutally competetive environment people tend to be brutal

I like competition, it can be a great motivator to do more than you thought you could. But trying to be the winner exacts a cost. Many times we don't understand the extent of those costs until much later.
In my HS days I was on the course for an engineering degree but my senior year was a turning point. I finally had a social life. A group of people that exposed me to life experiences that I would have never known had I stayed on the course I thought I wanted.

During my racing days I spent more time helping my competitors than I spent on my own equipment.
During that time I found that people who compete to win offer nothing to the rest of us but pain and hardship.
I can count most of the people I competed against as friends and supporting spirits.
Competition should never be destructive.