"Sports carnivals apparently cause 'extreme anxiety'. Kids should still be made to go."

I always loved sports carnivals, given I was sporty and would get a few ribbons throughout the day. Looking back I thought the minority of people who didn’t like them were just lazy or whingers, obviously my worldview has evolved since then lol but I still think participating in sports carnivals is a good thing. I hated reading out loud to the class or giving a speech as part of an assignment. I’m an extremely anxious/introverted person so those things to me were terrifying but I still had to do them. Do you think sports carnivals should be compulsory?

An article and a few people’s comments below....