Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Is Paying Kids for Good Grades Wrong?
There have been several experiments by school districts at paying students for attendance, good behavior, and good grades. The most recent attempts in Washington, D.C. and New York City have shown some promising results. Money is a powerful incentive. Click on the link below, read the article and leave your thoughts about "money for grades." Posts should be 50-75 words.
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Jacqueline Gann
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Personally, I would love to be paid to get good grades, however, I do not think it is a realistic way for kids to grow up and want, for themselves, to be the best they can be. Although many kids would like to be paid for their successes in education, the reality is that in order to be successful in the future a person must want that for themselves and have the self-motivation to do it, not need any incentive.
Madeline Alcock
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I don’t think there is anything wrong with paying kids to get good grades. By placing a money value on grades, younger individuals are encouraged to work hard even when middle school and elementary school grades mean almost nothing. Whether we like it or not money is often the result of hard work in today’s society and there’s no reason children should not be given the same incentive.
I do not think there is any problem in paying for good grades. Giving children money for getting good grades is a positive reinforcement. I the kids are payed every time they get a good grade, they will continue to get good grades, which is not something that will harm their lives. Getting good grades is something that will help the students be successful in the future. Some kids do not naturally have a drive for learning as other do; therefore it becomes necessary to find some sort of means for them to build on their education. While some parents may argue that bribing is not a good method, in reality not everyone is built to learn in the same way.
ReplyDeleteJacob Toy
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I am against giving kids money for good grades. Students should understand that education and good grades are for their benefit to prepare them for the real world. If the children are too ignorant to reaize that getting scholarships or acceptance into good colleges are the rewards of good grades, then that is their problem. Also, monetary rewards will only entice kids to cheat harder for the grades.
Emigdio Escobedo
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I believe that kids in grades bellow high school should not get paid for good grades, but if you pay college students for good grades then those students have money for food and other things that they cant acquire economically, because all of their money is going into their education, while kids in grammar school don't even know how money truly works yet.
Evan Young
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I believe that paying students to get good grades is a good thing to a certain extent. I think that students being paid for good grades is a positive reinforcement, and in real life, adults are rewarded for hard work in the form of bonuses, rewards, salary increases, etc. I have grown up getting money for good grades, and I feel like I do not use the money aspect to get good grades; I get good grades for myself, not for money.
Cailin O'Connell
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People respond well to financial incentives. However, when it comes down to it, paying a student for making good grades in school only supplements the lack of intrinsic motivation that many students suffer from. Students must learn that education is a gift and a privilege, not a right. It paves the way for you to make money in the future.
Furthermore, taking funding from educational materials to give to students will decrease the overall level of education, subtracting any possible gains that could be made by the monetary incentives.
You're using psych words. They hurt me.
DeleteRight off the bat, money for grades is stupid. First, it could discourage people if they worked really hard and felt good about that test until they realized they failed it without understanding how because it felt so easy. Sure, my parents gave me a dollar for every soccer goal I scored in elementary school, but that doesn't mean I got any better. Sure, school is a student's job, so why shouldn't they be paid for it? But then their is no free will unless their is money, something to buy, and debt. It may just cause people to cheat more, of course.
ReplyDeleteNow, as an employer pays an employee, kids are different at times. Even getting money for good grades can never mean they love learning. They could just receive it without trying to get the minimum because it would be more efficient for them and still costly to whoever is paying them. Money can't buy love just because love can buy money. Siblings in this program could even start killing each other from this program. Would taking harder classes get you more cash? Would studying more get you more cash? Or is it the only end result that matters? Paying for grades is stupid. You don't see an employee getting paid for their evaluation just because they did what they were supposed to do. This program could bring some up while others go down for whatever greed they decide to put it in as the horror. And besides, more people having more money could only bring up prices on what that age group mostly buys, which is just stupid considering we're all expensively cheap when it comes to money. Grades don't seem worth that quantity, even if it could bring quality back. It's too annoying.
Amy Krauhs
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*sorry! I've never been good at word limits*
Justin Adame
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Getting paid to have good grads would be every teens dream. Not only do they not have to work (as much), but they also get a great GPA in the process. When I was a kid, for example, I would get A’s and B’s. As was expected of me by my mother. And she would give me if I do recall correctly 10 dollars for every 2 A’s and 5 for every 2 B’s. Throughout my middle school years I had no problems with lunch money. Getting paid shouldn’t be the only thing on the child’s mind when they are in school, although it is a wonderful thought. I think that the child should actually pay attention to the material and let the money flow in naturally.
Samantha Chan
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I do not think paying students for good grades should be done. In my opinion, I think that education is a privilege and not a job. While people can see education as a student’s job and should be rewarded accordingly, I feel that education should not be seen that way. The truth is, education should be something a student should do without pay. It is important for students to realize the importance of education. In life, not every good deed is paid with equal cash. Students should make good grades for themselves and not for money. Instead of paying for students’ good grades, schools should, perhaps, focus on providing students with what they need (affordable college, a safe environment, etc).
Aadithya Srivatsav 6th
ReplyDeleteGiving money for grades is not a good idea in my opinion. The desire to learn and get good grades should not come from a possibility of getting a few bucks. It should come from the feeling of accomplishment after you do a large amount of hard work. On top of that, bringing money into school would be a surefire way to inflate the type of grades people would strive for. People from lower income households would try to do as much as they can to get higher grades, whether it be in order to help their family out, or to buy a new pair of shorts. On the other hand, people from higher income households would not see the difference that money for grades would make, and as such be less inclined to work hard. Cheating would definitely increase, as getting just two or three extra points could mean the difference between 10 or 20 dollars. All in all, I think that paying kids for good grades is a bad idea
Gabrielle Chaney
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I believe personally getting money for good grades is already happening in society today. It can either be from parents, a scholarship, or university. I don't see anything wrong with getting $5 for every A a student makes on a report card because it allows that student to work harder to receive the money. This entire concept is the same as applying for a scholarship (FREE MONEY) and all a student has to do is show their transcript, write an essay, and list there accomplishments and they receive free money for what? Working hard in school and having good grades!
On the other hand, I do believe giving every student in the country $25 for every A on there report card will leave the country in more debt, more intense competition in school, and many students will not even worry about a job to save money for college because they will automatically receive it on their report cards. This will leave the minimum wage jobs searching for teenagers to fill in their spots.
Michelle Pacheco
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Giving money to someone can be a bust up of confidence, because that means that you understand and see all the achievements that they are doing. For example to get into college or get a good scholarship you have to work for it, all the work it would be yours, your thoughts and all the time that you invested in that specific area.
2nd Period
ReplyDeleteI personally think paying kids for good grades is a bad idea. While it motivates students to get good grades, it may not motivate them to work hard in school. If pay was based on grades, cheaters would be the most efficient “workers”, high output with low input. Do we really want to reward a system, especially when school is often referred to as a place of learning (not getting an arbitrarily high score).
Amanda Salmon 2nd period
ReplyDeleteI think paying kids to get good grades is a good idea. The reward system helps motivate kids to try there best. There could be a problem of cheating on stuff to continue getting good grades, but that's a risk taken by all reward systems. This reward system could also promote good money management and further educate kids. Overall I think paying kids to get good grades is a positive system.
Ingrid Curtom
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In my opinion, paying students for high grades would not be a good idea. The reason I believe this is because it would result in 1 of 2 ways. The first one being that students would try harder to get better grades causing them to cheat and not learn material the correct way. The second reason is because students who are truly passionate about learning would most likely be affected by the overjustification effect, meaning their intrinsic motivation to earn high grades would decrease because of the external incentive, which would be money. (we learned that in psychology)
XD that psychology though
DeleteJocelyn Dang
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I think that paying kids for getting good grades is not a good idea because kids should strive to get good grades based on their own desire for success. Although money is a good motivator, kids should work hard to get good grades by focusing on success in the future. In addition, if kids focus on only the monetary reward, then they won't focus on the learning portion of achieving good grades. They will just do whatever they can to get good grades, and disregarding the learning will defeat the purpose of good grades. So, I don't think kids should be paid for good grades.
Natalia Chudumebi Opara
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Personally, I believe that every child to accomplish with or without reward so they feel good about themselves and are proud of what they did by themselves. If kids are being offered money for a good job well done, they expect whenever they do something right. I think it is okay to offer kids money as long as parents teach them that having a good grades is the right to do with or without money.
Karen George
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I do not think kids should get paid to make good grades because it takes away the main focus on life, which is to work hard because you want to have a successful future. Kids should not get money for doing well in school because it will teach them that every good act they do should be rewarded, when in reality should only be done from the heart and willingly.
Elyssa Buntzel 4th
ReplyDeleteMy dad and grandparents used to pay be to make A's on my report card because they believed that doing well in school was my job. It wasn't much in total, I didn't need much money in elementary school, but it was a small incentive to do my best constantly and a reward when I achieved this. However, this does not always work in every situation. Some people may just take advantage of the situation or it may have a negative side effect of a rise in cheating scandals. I overall think kids should be encouraged to do their best, paid or not, so you can be the most successful later in life.
Angela Michelle San Juan
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Money is a great incentive to get kids to do what adults usually want. However, it does not mean by doing that they will work more efficiently and persevere to do their best. By using money as an incentive, kids will have to depend upon it for the reason to do work. Most likely kids that depend too much on this kind of incentive would take advantage of the situation. And in the long run it will hinder their path towards success.
Zoheb Hirani
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Yo what up it's yo boy Zoheb back for more econ talk. This week, we are talking about paying kids to do homework. Our nation, the beautiful United States of America (God Bless) was built on hardworking Americans who sweat for their leisure time. If we pay our kids to do their own homework, they learn nothing about honor in their work and commitment. Individuals must learn to love their work and see the benefit they have to society. If I was paid to do my homework, then I wouldn't be the hard ass I am today. What is life if you do not learn anything from your work?
Peace out homies, much love.
I personally like to think that money is a very good incentive when it comes to anything in life. Like my father said, if I get accepted into a decent college and graduate from said college he will give me full rights to the car he bought me. This was a very powerful incentive and will continue to work, i presume, until i'm out of college. However, the idea that money for good school work, does not work in every case, it very much depends on the type of person whom you are giving it too, and what they will do with it.
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Paying kids for good grades what madness is this subject. It my personal belief that a paid incentive for most things like grades really wont cause a student to work harder for a grade. I find the simple earning of true hard work will solve this issue because that how the world works outside the class room.
Wesley Andrade
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This question was designed for an individual to pick one side of the seesaw and stay on it, never to look at the other person's perspective on the real issue. i forgot who said this but "the mark of a sophisticated mind is one that can argue both sides". so with the thesis(give them money 4 grades) and the antithesis(no money 4 grades) stated we are left with the synthesis or the the coming together of these two ideas to form some sort of compromise. what i suggest is to not care about this topic, are you even reading this. Also i read something about scholarships and other keywords to trigger senpai. Children have to work hard for their grades.
Felix Chang
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I personally do not believe in paying kids for good grades. Whither a child chooses to get good grades or not is up to the individual. If the child wishes to invest in education and hone his or her human resource means that he is investing for the future in hopes of better living standards. So, in other words he is simply fulfilling his own utility. There is no point in bribery or further incentive because as soon as they stop receiving such subsidies so does production, in this case meaning producing good grades. The world can be described as a competitive market, thus each person is a labor resource for the market. Since the real world is not a perfectly competitive market, a firm simply cannot hire unlimited resources. Assuming all else equal, the individual who chose to invest more in education should get the job because he will bring the firm more marginal product than the other. Thus, if acquiring good grades for one's own benefit is not enough of an incentive, the child is not fit for the real world.
Luke Chacko
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I personally think that this debate is similar to whether college athletes should be payed to play in the NCAA. Money is the ultimate motivator in the world we live in today. To harness the full ability of students in schools today, money would definitely get the results teachers and parents want. However it may lead to an increase in taxes on families in America. So what families would lose in taxes would outweigh the money given to students getting good grades. So I don't think money should be given to students with good grades, unless it comes in the form of scholarships and grants
Jenny Simon
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I personally do not think that paying kids for good grades is a good idea. I parents begin to do this to their children, they will astray from the real focus on life and on education. In order to be successful, one must work hard and kids will never comprehend this if they are being paid for good grades. They will try their best to earn the money, not the grade, itself. I also think that learning is a sign of a child's natural growth and development. We don't pay our kids for mastering skills like tying their shoes or riding a bike, nor should we pay them for learning to read. Plus, performance in school can be influenced by so many other things -- a child's basic intelligence, personality traits, home environment and learning style, for example.
I think paying children for good grades will work overall. Students should want to learn some things on their own, and not need money to continue their studies, but the school system forces them to learn a lot. These kids aren’t asking for salaries, just little sums of money to show them their efforts in learning a subject they don’t care about are appreciated.
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DeleteAyesha Wahid
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I honestly think that students should get paid for getting good grades. Students work equally as hard as adults do in an eight hour day plus the homework that is required after a long eight hour day, students might actually work longer than most adults do. It would not be a bad idea to reward those students who do get good grades and once other students see that they can get paid for getting good grades they will work harder as well. By paying the students it will be a motivation for students to work harder and improve their grades in school.
Patrick Pecson
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Children should not get payed to get good grades. The incentive of a good future should be more than enough to get children motivated to achieve good grades. If we start paying children to get good grades, they will only be doing it for the money, which means that, most likely, they will resort to cheating just to get the grades their parents want to see. It'll be motivating them in a negative way, and they won't actually be in it for the education. Secondly, once they move on with their lives, they will always expect something in return for doing their homework, or anything actually, causing our future generations to be pretentious people, which we already have enough of.
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ReplyDeleteHumam Daas
DeleteThankfully, still no periods.
Well I just typed up a stupid reply but it didn't friggin post so you know i'm not doing it again.
Basically what I said was that paying kids for good grades is bad parenting. When you pay them, they see rewards for, in general terms, very little effort on their part. Now, I'm just some high school kid who thinks he's the shit because he writes edgy comments on his teachers blog page, so my opinion really doesn't matter. But, i do stand by my belief that children should not be payed for good grades, the rewards of hard work will come later in life.
not as edgy as the usual. 4/10
DeleteMackenzie Boudreau
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Giving students money for good grades is a great idea considering those students who benefit themselves in the long run by having good grades are also getting a short term reward for their achievements. Paying students for good marks, even in the younger grades such as 2nd and 3rd can also create a good opportunity for students to learn how to manage their money which is a needed skill for their life further down the road when they have a job, house, etc. Even though I do not see this happening on a broad scale anytime soon, I think its a great idea.
Chris Abraham
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Although I would love to get paid money for every good grade I make, I don't think that it's a good way to operate our schools. First off, I'll concede that the monetary rewards would most likely result in better grades. Kids that aren't working and therefore don't have access to too much money that they've earned themselves would probably end up studying more for tests. However, this is a bandaid solution to the bigger problem of kids not being interested in schools. If the monetary rewards ended up going away/decreasing, we would see grades plummet. Kids would not be going to school to learn, but instead to make money.
Chris Abraham
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Although I would love to get paid money for every good grade I make, I don't think that it's a good way to operate our schools. First off, I'll concede that the monetary rewards would most likely result in better grades. Kids that aren't working and therefore don't have access to too much money that they've earned themselves would probably end up studying more for tests. However, this is a bandaid solution to the bigger problem of kids not being interested in schools. If the monetary rewards ended up going away/decreasing, we would see grades plummet. Kids would not be going to school to learn, but instead to make money.
Ronald Propper
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I could see as to why some might believe that getting paid for good grades, behavior, or attendance seems like a good idea, but I believe that kids should not be paid for this. Getting good grades, having perfect attendance, behaving well id not something that should be motivated by money. All these things should be done simply out of good will and because you want to. In school your motivation should be to make good grades so that you can get into a good college, get a degree, get a job, and then start making money that you've earned through all your hard work.
brikitta hairston
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I can understand why people dont think getting paid for good grades is a bad idea but honestly, this country lives on recognition and incentives. people perform for the sole purpose of impressing someone, whether it be a parent or their peer. businesses today thrive on incentives, if you are not properly incentivized, then you wont perform well. the same goes for children, we need some kind of reinforcements for waking up early, taking crap from teachers, and doing the same thing at home.
Grace cha
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Money is a great incentive for students to get good grades. Most of the time, kids do not want to study, but if a reward of money is given, they will willingly study for the prize. At some point they will realize that studying will be for their own benefit and the money reward will become more of a "bonus." Money incentive is a obvious way that the whole society knows works. We get rewarded for doing the right thing (getting paid at work), and we get punished for doing the wrong thing (homeless, prison, jobless).
M.C. Dang
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Heck yes I think I should get paid for good grades. I get paid to watch a baby sleep for 3 hours (AKA babysit) while I watch TV, and surely studying and performing well in school is much harder, right? And technically, I am already getting paid for good grades when I receive academic scholarships, right??
However, I'm not a kid. I'm a 17 year old that understands the different rewards I get when I make good grades. Those include learning rad things about the world, making a good impression to my teachers, improving my study habits for college, and generally bettering myself for the future. A little 2nd grader does not realize these rewards yet. He/she SHOULD learn them as they move through school, but not if their parent pays them to get good grades. At that point, then their only motivation is money! Of course I believe money begins to motivate us as we grow older... But it is after we understand the other rewards we also get when we perform well. Starting a child off with financial motivation is not a good idea unless they understand other self- motivation!
Michelle out
Muizz Soomar
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I do not think paying money to kids for good grades is a good thing to do. Even though it may enhance a child’s motivation to obtain better grades, the children need to know that their world should not revolve around money. Maybe parents could give some other incentives like gifts, but they should stop the gifts after getting good grades becomes a habit that the child cannot live without. Money is something children should not think about. The studies are more important and children should refrain from looking at money as the center of their world.
I qualify on the subject. I didn’t get a reward for good grades. The belt was incentive enough. Yes I would have loved to get rewards, but I think rewards are things kids can manipulate. Its is easier to get lazy when there isn’t a flame under you. Sometimes we need to see both the consequences and the benefits to understand that we won’t be rewarded every time. We should find satisfaction in knowledge for ourselves. Every kid is different, but when faced with low income or financial issues; that can be just as motivating as a pat on the back or a few extra bucks.
ReplyDeleteI think that giving money for good grades is a very effective way of keeping students on the right path. Money makes the world go round. And when doing something boring that does not interest you money will cause the student to get more out of something that they usually wouldn't make anything of
ReplyDeletechinemerem opara
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money for good grades at is an obtuse idea because children will lack the motivation to do well in school. if children are given money for every good grade they make, it will lead them to make the assumption their classes is not for their well-being but as a way to get an easy reward from their parent. it may seem as good incentive, due to the fact that children are being rewarded for doing something, therefore they will continue to do a much better job. however,this tactic of giving children money for good grades will not motivate them to better hardworking individuals in the near future.
Arjun Daru
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I don't think that paying kids for good grades is a quantifiable idea. The whole point of a parent's job is to ready their kids for the future where the child does not have someone to lean on. In that situation, the child-now-adult should be able to work for themselves, not for a payoff. Sure the payment for good grades is similar to a salary based on work merit, but the child will then see schooling as a job and not as a means to better themselves. Knowledge needs to be appreciated for it to be effective, not just learnt for the sake of money.
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ReplyDeleteWhile incentives to get good grade may seem like a good idea, it often motivates kids to study for the wrong reasons. Most of us try to do well in school to get into a good college and a good job. By offering incentives for doing well in school kids often lose focus of the reason they are in school and will do anything to make the grade. This encourages to find ways to make the grade but we often don't learn anything. Therefore, I think the promise of getting into a good college and then good job is the incentive we need to do well in school, not money.
Crystal Lam
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Grades aren't realistically the best idea for kids to use as a reason to receive money. There are plenty of people who don't see the value of money. We have people who tend to gain money easily. Through our parents, or relatives. Without working for it, and then we have people who worked for their money. They spend their times working part time jobs and working to the bone just to receive minimum wage but atleast they can say that they earned that money their-selves instead of gaining it from their parents.
Grades do not determine the amount of money you should be given. It's the hard work you give that determines the money's worth.
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ReplyDeleteReuben Bijy
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I do not think that paying students for good grades is a good idea. You should not be motivated to do good in school just because you will get money for it and money should not just be handed out freely like that. Kids would do anything to get a good grade and that often means they might not fully learn what they are supposed to. Your grades should not determine the amount of money you get it should be determined by the amount of work you put in
Oh boy what a question, theres no way theres going to have a weighted sided, but hey I'm just a jerk who doesn't study. Money is a great incentive for students to get good grades, BUT it should not be a main focus for getting good grades, kids should enjoy getting good grades on their own,and not because they have some ulterior motive to succeed. I for one think parents should find and help kids become motivated to get good grades on their own without rewarding them, because you're training your kids like dogs when you use money. You tell a dog to sit, he does it and you give him a treat; you tell your student to get good grades, they do it and you give them a treat. Stop trying to make your kids obedient pets, let them learn to appreciate success in life on their own without you forcing them.
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DeleteTwinkle Joseph
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Although paying for good grades sounds very appealing, I don't really think its a plausible way to run an education system. It seems like a possibility that would lead to no motivation besides money. Although money is something that many wish to attain, this usually happens in the professional world through hard work and skill which generally is easier when one is passionate about something. I think occasionally rewarding students with money is okay, but when it becomes a big factor of why they get an education, this becomes a bigger issue.
Amber Alex
ReplyDeleteIs paying adults for doing their work wrong? Exactly. I constantly hear teachers claiming they are trying to prepare me for the real world. This is a lie. In the real world, people are paid for and according to their work. As students, our job/work is school (along with the classWORK/homeWORK that it requires) since it occupies a LARGE part of our day. Therefore, it’s only right that we be paid. Yes, the idea of being successful in our future should be enough incentive for us to strive for A's and B's, but sometimes you lose sight of that. Honestly, how many adults would put in the hours that they do if there was no pay?
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ReplyDeleteAshley Garcia
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personally i think it is work to pay students to do school work because the students should try to work hard for the grades and not the money.also some students might cheat on test,quiz's,projects and still get paid for it even though they might not.but even though i am against it i could see this happening in the future if the educational system doe snot get better here in the united states.
Ryan Mathew
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I think incentivizing students based on their academic success and daily attendance to school is actually very bad. I think as Americans we have the freedom and liberty to learn without gender discrimination or differences in creed effecting how we learn. That should be payment enough. In the long run the motivation for grades won't be for knowledge but to gain money through good grades which could potentially result in more repent cheating. All in all I think incentivizing learning is not the direction we should go in, however we must instill a system that makes learning worth the hassle
Leslie Reglos
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Money is definitely a powerful incentive for things, and personally, I definitely wouldn't mind getting paid for my good grades. My parents often reward my sister and I with spending money or some other sort of gift for maintaining our good grades in school. However, I get good grades because I know that getting an education is for my benefit, so that I will have a successful future. I gain knowledge from working hard and getting good grades, and I don't do it for the materialistic rewards. I believe that if students were paid for their grades, they would only work for the money, and not for the knowledge. Paying children to learn teaches them to work hard, but for the wrong reason. Even then, some students can't be counted on to have integrity and are likely to cheat in order to have high grades. Whose money would we be using to pay these students with anyway?
Koby Bay
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Growing up, i never received money for all my good grades i got during elementary and middle school. Instead, my parents would praise my hard work and ensure me that the work i put in now by making good grades would be an investment in myself and payoff greatly in the future. I took this to heart and continued to make good grades till this day.
TIffany Smith
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I believe that paying kids to do well in school is a bad idea for a couple of different reasons. First of all, where would the money come from? Many school districts seem to not be able to pay its teacers what they deserve, so in order to pay the students they would probably have to cut the funding for alot of necessary programs. Also, paying student to make good grads wont work out because it would just lead to more cheating. The conversation would probablyy go something like "If you get me an A in english you can have a fraction of what I make" and reather than makinging them smarter the students will only be dishonest cheaters who have alot of spending money. Lastly, paying kids for good grades will only increase the number of kids that are learning to take the test or learning for the grade rather than actually being able to retain and apply the information. Paying them will only hinder true learning.
Maddy Pye
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I do not think that kids should get paid for good grades, attendance, etc. For doing things you will get your payment later in life when you gain admission in to a top tier university, land a job, etc. Children need to learn from a young age that you do not receive payment for everything you do in life, some things you just have to do based off of the fact that you know it is the right thing or that your payment may not come right away. Gaining knowledge the way we do in America should be seen as a privilege compared to other parts of the world, not a chore.
Maddy Pye
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I do not think that kids should get paid for good grades, attendance, etc. For doing things you will get your payment later in life when you gain admission in to a top tier university, land a job, etc. Children need to learn from a young age that you do not receive payment for everything you do in life, some things you just have to do based off of the fact that you know it is the right thing or that your payment may not come right away. Gaining knowledge the way we do in America should be seen as a privilege compared to other parts of the world, not a chore.
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ReplyDeleteI Believe paying kids for making good grades is actually really good. Mainly because even though it's already expected of them to make good grades what harm does it do to reward them for making those grades. I think that giving a kid a reward for doing something that is right influences the The kid to want to strive to get better. In school because they're under the assumption that if they do good it will be rewarded with money and I mean as long as they're keeping up with their grades what harm does it do to pay them for their hard work. Let's put it like this, would you still be working at your job if they didn't pay you to do it the right way? No you'd quit, that same principle is applied here because if the child wasn't rewarded for doing something good then why would they do it again in the future?
Keanu Florence
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I do not think that children should be paid to make good grades.I feel that making good grades is a habit that should be formed because it is the right thing to do , not because my mother is going to reward me for it. The individual should want to make good grades for the satisfaction that the grades alone can provide and also be able to understand the various opportunities good grades can present such as scholarships and other things. As a whole we should be more concerned with how we can make our children independent and responsible , and not give them little treats for the things they are supposed to do.
Alan Pham
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I believe paying for good grades is helpful and a good building block for hard work. If you teach the kids early in life to work hard and excel in their work, they should get rewarded. With this reward, it will teach the kids that working hard is essential in life. Paying the will not only give them a little money for themselves, but teach them a key thing in life to work hard. This is merely positive reinforcement which is proved to be helpful
I can see why people are against paying their kids for good grades and school attendance, etc. because we should not have to reward our kids for something we expect out of them but lets face it, human nature is greater than what we want for our children. Even though children may be young, they are driven to do things that are only beneficial to them because of human nature and if they don't see a reward out of it, they won't be as likely to do it. I believe that it is good to reward our children for doing something good like all A's on a report card because then they know that with good grades comes financial backing. So when college comes around, they will then know that if they get good grades in college, they're more likely to get a higher paying job.
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My opinion is that students should not be paid to make good grades. The reason behind this opinion is that students will take the money for granted, and they will go out of their way to ensure that they get the best grades, even if it resorts to cheating. Also, less priveledged individuals who may have slight learning disabilities due to improper teaching at a younger age may find it difficult to get high grades, even if they are trying their hardest. Good grades may come easy to some, but it may prove to be very difficult for others, causing them to become discouraged. Also, students will believe that every good thing they do should be rewarded, which is not how society preforms in this day and age.
Reuben Kuruvila
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The concept of "money for grades" sounds quite reasonable and technically efficient at first. It gives children an incentive to do work, just as adults work for money. However, there is still a keen difference from paying children for doing their work versus adults. Children have to be taught morals and values as they grow up so that those stick to them for the rest of their lives. Personally, I think paying for grades could work up to a point. I think a good way to approach the situation is to pay the children every here and now as a surprise so that they don't expect it and don't take it for granted. Overall, it has both positive and negative effects, but if utilized properly, it could work pretty well.
Axel Cuypers
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I do believe that kids should get payed for good grades. As for now, being a student is our full time job. Going to school is not optional, it is mandated by the law and unfortunately, we don't get payed for our time attending school. Due to this, parents should make an effort to reward their kids for doing well at their "job" and pay them, just like they would if they were at work, for good grades. Compensation for effort usually leads to more drive and motivation to go above and beyond or at least meet the requirements set to achieve whatever that student knows wil be offered for a certain scale of grades.
I personally believe that paying children for getting good grades is actually a bad idea. It does motivate some children to do better in school and try harder, however, the purpose of an education is lost once money is involved. Students should go to school to learn and to become educated. Getting good grades should come from paying attention in school and the rewards should be things that deal with academics. For example, students who receive good grades may be offered a scholarship. Rewards such as a scholarship should be motivation; not money.
ReplyDeleteI think paying students for good grades removes incentive to actually learn, but instead increases the incentive to do things such as copying, and cheating, in order to raise their grade in effort to receive payment.
ReplyDeleteGerard Barrientos
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Personally, getting money for good grades is an overall healthy incentive when the students are taught properly on what to do with money. By offering utility for doing a job well done, the student is motivated much like real life: through tangible reward. Saying that working towards "scholarships" is invalid, because scholarships, in the end, is just another representative form of money.
Tojo Malayil
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I think paying children for good grades will work overall. Students should want to learn some things on their own, and not need money to continue their studies, but the school system forces them to learn a lot. These kids aren’t asking for salaries, just little sums of money to show them their efforts in learning a subject they don’t care about are appreciated.
Erin Keir
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I think that paying kids for good grades will work most of the time. Should it happen all the time? No because then children will come to expect it every time they do something good. I do believe in positive reinforcement however. Like oh you made an A, lets go get ice cream, or You completed this so you can have that party you wanted. Instead of paying kids for good grades and good behavior all the time, maybe thinking of other alternatives as well.