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., New York City, and even our very own Houston have shown some promising results. Money is a powerful incentive. Click on the link below, read the article, watch the video and leave your thoughts about "money for grades." Posts should be 50-75 words.
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.
ReplyDeleteJackie Landoski
Pd. 2
In my opinion, getting money for good grades isn't a good idea. Wanting to learn and to get good grades shouldn't be motivated by the possibility of getting money, but rather the satisfaction of the hard work that you've done should be enough motivation. Bringing money into school would change the way some people decided to do work as well. For instance, low income students may work harder while those from high income households may only do the bare minimum since they don't need the money as much. Furthermore, cheating levels would increase because the higher the grade, the more money each student would obtain.
ReplyDeleteFatima Wahid
2nd period
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ReplyDeletePaying students for good grades creates a strong incentive to do well in school and teaches students the value of hard work. The work students put into school in order to get a money reward prepares them for their future in the real world. In order to prosper after school years, one must have proper work ethics in order to maintain a well paying job and support their family. They can develop these work ethics when they work hard in school to get a reward: money.
ReplyDeleteAna Salim
4th period
Personally I think that there shouldn’t be any type of cash reward for having good grades. I think it just gives students an incentive to take an easier/faster route (cheating & copying) just to get the grade and cash price. This is proven through an experiment Stanford University ran and is even mentioned in the article. Furthermore, it is all a matter of how motivate one is. Some people do not get rewarded or simply do not need it and get excellent grades. They have their own drive to try and achieve their best, while other lack it and may need the extra motivation. In reality it is how much the student wants to succeed, and if they are willing to put in the extra work that will actually drive a person.
ReplyDeleteCynthia Galán
Period 4
Although I personally have never been given money for good grades, I was rewarded in various ways for good performance in school when I was younger. Did I enjoy this? Yes. Did it make me want to do ny best in school? Yes. But was it the ultimate driving force behind my behavior? No. I would have done my best in school without incentives at all because I have realized the extreme importance of learning and succeeding. However, just because I understand the role of school doesn't mean others necessarily have. Money might not be a bad incentive for someone else to initiate their hard work and scholarly dedication in school. I conclude that we should leave it up to individual families to determine themselves if they should use monetary rewards for success in schools.
ReplyDeleteI honestly believe that money should not be used to motivate students to get better grades. Students should realize that geting good grades will pay off in the long and should not settle for short run. It could also hurt their college readiness as they could elect to go after easier courses and get easy A's instead of challenging themselves.
ReplyDeletePoju Adeogba
Period 2
It is not a good idea to pay students for good grades. Sure, it may produce some results in the short run, but soon it won't be productive. Of course students should be rewarded for good grades rather than punished for bad grades because psychologically it is more effective; however, there are other ways of rewards that parents can do. If school districts give money, it is wrong. Parents should make the decision to give money or some other award for good grades. The parents know best whether or not their children should get money as an award. Many times, congratulations on good grades can be enough to boost a child's confidence. I know it has for me. Money makes school more about grades and less about learning. By instead focusing on rewarding learning, students will get better. Also, by waiting to earn money from great jobs as adults they will learn to be patient and get the biggest reward for hard work.
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how many countless times I've debated this topic but here's what everyone will say "Money should never be an incentive for students to Learn" Of course it isn't.....that is, If you go by moral standards. We understand that there are some kids who lack motivation more than others but if students got payed for high grades the truth will be simple: Most kids would have better grades, some kids wouldn't even have to go to after school part time jobs,just to suffer and toil at the hands of big and small businesses. Paying for good grades has its benefits and it's drawbacks. But let's be honest here, we're all growing up with the intention of being successful, successful in terms of having good jobs that PAY good MONEY. The only difference between that and this is the age difference. Money will eventually be an incentive for students when they grow old. Why? Because money drives and controls everything, and the more of it you have, the better you'll be in the life. So what's the difference between paying kids for good grades and paying employees for their work. The job of a student is to go to school, learn and be productive, the job of an employee is to go to work and be productive. If both get payed then I don't really see a problem.
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DeleteVeronica Wang
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While 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.
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.
ReplyDeleteRifa Shah
4th pd
I don't think kids should get pay because of good grades. I am a kid myself. I go to school. I exert myself not for good grades, but for a good future, and that is what is imperative here. The intrinsic want for resplendence, adulation and prevalence will win out over our desire for money every time. Who is providing us with this money? Our parents? They already pay for our education. School is a privelige, and students need to learn that they will need a fuel other than their parents' wealth as they become more and more independent. Grades don't always reflect competence, either. A child who is inherently bright needs to learn there is always room for advancement, whatever his/her A+ report card says.
ReplyDeleteJiayu Wang
Period 4
I believe that kids shouldn't get paid for good grades/behavior in school mostly because kids need to know the value of education and not through money. If children are being paid for being good then they'll be more dependent on money since it's a natural income they'll be getting. After they realize that you can't get money for being the best, it will go back to its inefficiency where children won't care anymore for education and won't try to be the best.
ReplyDeleteNofil Haque
Pd 2
Hahahahahah, are you kidding me? This was my favorite thing to talk about with my friends when I was younger. My other friends would brag about how their A-B Honor Roll earned them a crisp $20 or $100. I, on the other hand, received a nice high five and a kiss on the cheek from my mom. Today, we may both get all A's, proving the inefficieny of this motivating technique. I was expected to be the best, while someone else is only bribed to motivate themselves to be the best. My point is very clear. Children of any age should never get money as an incentive to do better in school. They must realize that the effort you put in school will only benefit you later on. It's the opportunity cost of school. Teach your children that life will never pat you on the back or pay you for doing what is expected. If you find the internal drive for success, money will only a output, never an input for greatness
ReplyDeleteShogan Tom
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I believe that this method can be beneficial for children. At a young age, many children do not yet see the benefit in getting good grades.
Regardless of age, everybody needs incentives in order to work harder. When kids get to a certain age, they understand that good grades will enable them to get to a good college, and so on. Until kids get to that age, a small monetary reward can be the incentive they work towards.
I think the kids should get paid in school because of their good grades or behavior. Everybody are looking for opportunities to good grades, and they are shooting for it. Get award will help them to learn more and focus on the study. No matter the age, the students will study hard and focus well if they get small award for good grades or behavior until they are in the age of college ready.
ReplyDeleteZhiQi Jiang
2nd Period
I think that using monetary rewards to those who get good grades is silly and outrageous, but I do think that it could help those students who are unmotivated to attend school at all. It could serve to encourage students to keep their grades up, just like Texas’ pass and play initiative. It could overall improve our nation’s scores but at a giant and literal cost.
ReplyDeleteAmanda Miller
p.6
I believe that money for good grades is a double sided sword. It provides great incentives for older students who might need money to persue an academic path and actually study. Such incentives for teachers can also create better test scores and willingness to teach. If I got 2$ for every book I read I would definitely spend some time reading books and not watching drama. However, it also raises incentives to cheat to get money. Students would cheat not only physically but also mentally. Money provides a heavy need to get answers in any way possible possibly leading to bullying. Not only this but many students would be cheated from the knowledge and possible learning available in every book or lesson. Similarly, teachers might be more vulnerable or willing to give kids answers or cheat on tests in order to get some sum of money. The idea is not bad but it depends how the people use the motivation that make it good or bad.
ReplyDeleteLeesa Cano period 6
As a child I was rewarded in various way, but never from the school itself. Every nine weeks my parents would set a side a portion of their income and reward me with something I so desperately wanted. Of course, this only happened when I got good grades. However, I believe that paying students to get good grades is a good idea, but only for schools with poor performance. Students in poor school districts often have no motivation to succeed. Of course, with the incentive to get money, it not only has the potential to raise scores and interest levels, but also stimulate these children's minds. It would be of great use to them as it could boost their interest in furthering their education. Although some people could potentially see this as a bad thing, it also has the potential to inspire change in some students
ReplyDeleteVICTORIA AVILA
6th period
I think giving monetary incentives to students is a bad idea. First off, this is setting a bad example. There should not be a need to pay students to learn; they should do that through their own will. Receiving money to study well will ultimately cause students to care more about their grade than understanding and having a passion for what they are learning. Also, they will be tempted to cheat more.
ReplyDeleteSarah Sam
period 6
The school system should completely disregard the monetary rewards given to students for academic achievements. In my opinion, the incentive to get good grades should be the result of pure satisfaction, not money. Money would seek problems between families and school districts. In the video, students who achieved a C grade recieved $50. This is bad because students may aim to get those low grades because $50 is a lot compared to working at a "C" level kind of grade. Students should not get paid for school, if they want money they can get a part time job, while studying hard in their academics.
ReplyDeleteAyoub Nasraddine
Period 6
At first, rewarding students with money for their academic achievements presents itself as a plausible and even semi-successful proposal. Students put inordinate amount of time an effort into their schoolwork. Most AP students spend eight hours a day in school with an additional three to six hours on homework. For these students, school is their job so why should they not be compensated for their effort? Additionally, once these students enter the real workforce they will be monetarily rewarded for their skills, knowledge, and hard work so why not start now? That question however, is where one problem with the cash for grades policy lies. Studies have shown that in a situation where rewards are removed, students do not have an incentive and therefore lose the motivation to succeed. Moreover, perhaps the most significant argument against monetarily rewarding students for academic success is that this money could be put to better use elsewhere. It would be more beneficial to channel money that would be given to students to schools so that they can hire better teachers and decrease class sizes, purchase more educational resources and newer textbooks, or maintain fine arts and science programs within the school. All of these action have been proven to improve student success where the cash for grades policy has not.
ReplyDeleteLogan Felton
Period 2
Tiffany Chan
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I think giving money to kids for good grades is a great incentive. This method can help kids build up good habits. I believe that kids who learn to set goals will become more successful than kids who do not. Creating a positive incentive for kids will make them want to do well in school. However, they should take it upon themselves to do it in an honest way.
Though it is a great incentive and a great deal, I personally do not believe that paying students to get mediocre grades is a good idea. Everyone wants to be rewarded for going to school and what better reward is there besides money? Getting money for school is the ideal situation, but it also creates an incentive to cheat on work in order to be rewarded. Also, kids who cannot achieve the mediocre standards set by the school in order to get pad would typically lose motivation all together, forgetting that the point of being in school is to get an education--not a salary. Paying kids to go to school would devalue the education experience because students would go to great lengths to get paid, not to be educated which is the most important part of the whole school deal.
ReplyDeleteDahlia Chandrahasan, 6th period
I think that the use of money to motivate students to perform better, takes away from the quality of learning. A student who just makes good grades for profit would not be able to truly find a subject that they love due to greed. School is a job in which knowledge is given in return and a workforce job is one in which currency is given back.
ReplyDeleteAllen Watson
Delete6th Period
In the short run and on papers, it sounds like a great idea. However, knowledge is an intangible asset. Students reaching the bare minimum to make money might not get very far in life. They will see education and knowledge something you can buy with money and likely do complete the required/bare minimum to get the cash flowing. Students should be encouraged to seek a path that will enjoy learning or taking. Money will simply corrupt people to think everything revolves around how much money you can milk out of the system.
ReplyDeleteDerrick S., 2nd
If students could earn money in school, they would have less incentive to drop out to work to support their families or to engage in illicit behavior, such as dealing drugs. This would particularly benefit students from low-income families, who are at increased risk of dropping out early or failing to do well in school.
ReplyDeleteJoyce
6th
Students should not get paid for grades. Their time at school is not a job, it’s an important experience and process for learning material. Education is very important, no doubt about it. But getting kids paid for it undermines its true value. The money that would be used to pay kids $100 or $500 with A’s should instead be used on the educational institutions themselves to expand the resources of learning and making the classes better. Students will improve their performance in school when the school’s resources and technology are improved through investments in better books, computers, teachers, etc.
ReplyDeleteYousuf Sirajuddin
2nd
The schooling period is a critical time in a child's life. It is considered a critical phase of learning and developing. If kids were to get payed to get good grades, then they would not enjoy the curriculum as much, meaning they would not fully learn the important topics. When this child grows up, he or she will feel unmotivated to do work without money, meaning less volunteering. It will also convince them to follow money over their passions and values.
ReplyDeleteAlex Ittoop
2nd
In my opinion giving money to students as an incentive is a bad idea but good in some degrees. Just the fact of having the thought of getting money for making good grades helps improve their performance in school but not their learning. They would only work for the pay and not the studies. However if the students provide full proof of performance on what they have learned to school administrators it would be totally fine to award them with money, in addition to that the students should be taught how to manage their money before handing it to them. If such things were thought clearer and with more depth this idea could be just the right incentive for better school learning.
ReplyDeleteEric Chong, 2nd Period
If children are paid for better grades, they will want to improve in school. The parents don't have to pay children for D's and F's, this is rewards for nice grades, not only for going to school. When students are paid for good grades, they see that working hard and making wise choices does have its benefits. They will try to improve, in the hopes of earning more money. Children will also become responsible and the value of money instead of asking the parents for all the toys and video games they want, they will put more effort and save up for their next purchase.
ReplyDeleteAshlin J.
2nd period
I can see why the incentive of money will make the students do better but I don't think that they should be paid because they should have the incentive to do well to improve their future. Putting money into the equation doesn't change the ability of the students to learn showing that it is just effort that makes the difference. The kids themselves should want to put forth more effort on their own free with the incentive being to go to a good college and get a good job to improve their life.
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting to see that many people are giving out money to kids as a result of high test scores.However, in my opinion paying money to kids who receive good grades is a negative incentive. Students will lack their morals and values and forget the importance of learning for their sole benefit. Once they do not receive money for their high scores, students lack enthusiasm and motivation in their studies go against the importance of education. Kids will develop a mindset that will cause to them to work only when given rewards which in this present age will lead to lazy, ignorant, and selfish individuals.
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DeleteThe incentives of giving money to students for positive output in school has far more advantages in my opinion than it does disadvantages. Now those who disagree may argue the point that it brings academic dishonesty to a newer level. But, let us hypothetically say that these students were not to cheat and look at all the benefits. Underpriveliged students or students with insufficent funding because of their parents income level, could do better in school to be able to pay for their books and extracurriculars, lunches, dues, and all other costs. Their parents would have the incentive of spending more time ensuring their student does well in school by sitting with them and helping them to study more which creates more positive connection in families. This positive connection and bonding tends to result in a child with good behavior which leads to less problematic students at school which gets rid of the corrupt system in which governments and school systems divide funding based on test results. It will allow all schools to have equal amount of funding to give all students equal opportunities which leads to no disadvantages in the long run. Sure the short run cost is cheating by a few students, but the overall long run cost ends up at zero. Therefore, I believe that students should be paid via scholarships when they receive positive grades and scores.
ReplyDeleteBabur Khan
4th Period
I think study of the relationship between incentive and good grades is a very educational investigation. It is very regularly seen that monetary reward stems better grades, and can be very useful in areas where this extra motivation is needed. However because of the negative problems this system could bring, like cheating, consequences must be introduced at the same level as rewards.
ReplyDeleteIsabelle Tzeng ; 6th
I think that if the schools would pay kids for good grades then they have a reason to go to school and try. The kids will be able to focus more on school work rather than having a job and getting home late then have to do homework and study for a test or quiz, this is why so many students are tried during the school day we do not sleep much because of everything that we do not only in school but outside of school.
ReplyDeleteDavid Sander
4th period
I like the idea of getting paid for good grades and doing well in school, but I honestly do not see this working as a good long term investment. At some point, the children would probably only care about getting the money in the first place, and so they might just accept a barely passing grade if that is all it takes to be rewarded. At that point, the incentive would lose its value and students would just stop caring about actually learning the material to further boost their livelihood in the future. So no, this is probably a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Auyeung
period 2
I think that schools should not pay students for getting good grades. This would just destroy the whole purpose of getting an education. An education is received to prepare for and to succeed in life. With the students getting money, they would be more inclined to get the money rather than actually learning the information. This can also result in many students wanting to cheat and get the money easily. Additionally, it is unclear as to where the money would be coming from.
ReplyDeleteNeha Shah
6th Period
Money is a very powerful tool that has been used towards people’s advantages. However, using money as an excuse for your child to get good grades is simply outrageous. Should the motivation to gain a good education be based on receiving cash for a couple A’s? That simply destroys a genuine idea that education is important for one and that a child should pursue the dreams that make them happy, not solely to become rich.
ReplyDeleteAbilio Sanchez
6th Period
Students should not be paid by school districts for receiving good grades. Setting a monetary value on education devalues the concept of learning and would be a bad use of taxpayer money. Students should not be paid by taxpayer funded sources when they are yet to contribute to society. Parents and families can create incentives and standards as they please.
ReplyDeletePrakul Suresh
6th Period
No, I find this absolutely ridiculous. Sure convincing students to do well in school will definitely decrease the number of high school dropouts since they are motivated by money, but it gives them this idea where they should be praised every time they do something right. Once they have that sort of mentality they won't know how to act in the real world which is full of hardships and struggle.
ReplyDeleteStudents spend years studying in school for one main reason and that reason is to find a successful job in life. Later in life, students will become professionals and will receive money for their hard work. In this case, students are getting payed to study for their professions. Isn't the concept the same? Although this seems logical, the value of education will be driven by incentives. Students will not know whether they are truly interested in a particular subject.
ReplyDeleteDaanish Virani
2nd period
In my opinion, paying kids for good grades is a good incentive. However, this strategy shouldn't be used on elementary kids. By middle school, kids have more reason to see the value in money and if they get paid for good grades, they will see that working hard in school will also allow them to have a more freedom outside of school.
ReplyDeleteKyle Newby
Period 4
I believe paying children to make better grades is a good incentive. Many kids at a young age are told that it is good for them to study and make good grades so that they can be successful and prosper in the future. However, many children at a young age do not understand that concept because they only pay attention to what is happening in the present. They lack motivation to attend and succeed in school. Therefore, money is a good incentive since it serves as the best motivation and who doesn't want money? However, I also believe that children in elementary school should not receive money as an incentive since they are too young to understand the concept of money and how to use it properly.
ReplyDeleteKarishma Shah
Period 2
I disagree with the idea that paying kids for achieving good grades is a good incentive. Sure it would make kids want to make good grades but only because of the monetary aspect. They won't get good grades because they really wanted an A but rather they really wanted the money they would gain out of it. In the long run, when kids are constantly being paid for every good grade, when they finally get to an environment where no one will give them a reward for every good grade, those students lose the incentive to study. This idea may appeal to many in the short run, but the effects in the long run hinder the students more likely than helping them.
ReplyDeleteChelsea Godfrey
Delete2nd period
I think this idea has it's negatives and positives. The money that is awarded to the students can be saved up for future uses such as paying for college. At the same time students can start learning how to manage their money with the help of parents. It is also a positive reinforcement to get good grades. However I don't think the school should be rewarding students with money. Younger students who have yet to learn how to manage their money would add pressure to the parents. If the students began to earn a lot of money, it could give them a false sense of independence. I personally believe that it would be best for kids to receive rewards from their parents.
ReplyDeleteSophia Lian
2nd period
Paying students for good grades get you exactly that. Good Grades. They do not study to retain the information; instead, they study for the test and then dump the old information for the next set of test answers. Learning for a reward boils down to pointless memorization, it is just rote, it means nothing to the child so they disregard it later on for the next test. Personally, I have never been rewarded for good grades, because to quote my mother “Good grades are your reward”.
ReplyDeleteBailee Mouton
Sixth Period
I don't think paying students to get good grades is a bright idea. It's crazy, a child with a desire to learn will continue to learn even when money is not offered. A child with no desire to learn will only learn because of the reward offered. The work will end up outweighing the benefit in the end, and they will soon stop trying as hard. If you intend to use money as a motivator for your child’s schooling and you’re aware they’re not interested in learning anyway, be prepared to be forking out a lot of money as they rise in education level. Getting an A in a class or an assignment is already a good reward itself, it makes you feel good that your hard work is paying off.
ReplyDeleteKarina Guerrero
Delete4th period
I believe that paying for good grades isn't a great idea. Wealthy families will have unfair advantages on education whereas others of lesser fortune wouldn't be given that opportunity. You might be able to excel throughout school but you'll never reach your highest capabilities. The workforce would be a rude awakening for you if you pay your way throughout school. Paying for education would also go against schools policy which is equality meaning all kids having the same treatments.
ReplyDeleteAaron Hudson
Period 6
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ReplyDeleteI believe paying students for good grades is absolutely ridiculous. Kids need to have a good work ethic and do well in school without having money as an incentive. The ultimate goal of school is to receive a good education, not earn money. The money needs to stay with the school or district and get put to a better use. As many people have already stated, kids need to learn how to grind and work hard without having an immediate payoff, such as receiving money.
ReplyDeleteJonathan Ungar
4th period
While paying for students to achieve higher grades is an incentive that may improve educational standards, the effect it will have on taxpayer money will be adverse. It should be up to individual families to choose whether to reward their child's good grades with monetary incentives. Otherwise, parents who may not like their children to have monetary incentives will still pick up the tab and pay, regardless of whether they wanted to or not in the first place. This sort of taxation, where families are only negatively impacted, should not be enforced. Individual families, not government, should allow for monetary reward and incentives.
ReplyDeleteShalom Soman
4th period
Incentives for good grades have been in the air for a long time. Anything from fast food companies giving discounts if students bring their report card, to movie theaters giving free movies with A's. This incentive system where money is given to students that perform well in school works in the short run, and students will work for that money, but in the long run it is a flawed system that will need a large amount of funding, and produce little to no results. Students should work hard knowing that the struggle they go through now pays for itself in the future. Money for short term grades should not be given to students, because it doesn't teach students good habits about their actual future.
ReplyDeleteSean Moss
2nd Period
Daniel Oviedo
ReplyDeleteperiod 4
I believe that these kids earning money for getting grades is not the best option but I can see how this might influence these students to strive. Students that do bad in school don't realize what harm they're actually causing to their future and I feel as this would act as a positive incentive to doing better in school. This would also benefit those students who like to focus on school but are busy with jobs and have to turn their attention away. This would provide those students a way of earning money and dedicating time and effort towards school.
I think kids should get paid for grades. Not necessarily to the extend as in the article. I had a friend back in VA who would get 100 dollars for every a for each quarter and it seemed to be a good incentive for her to work hard in school (hypothetically, she could get 700 dollars for every quarter). It reinforces the idea that school is your job and it gives a reward for working hard.
ReplyDeleteWhile it would be fantastic if all learning were interesting and enjoyable and thus rewarding in its own nature, it is not. Even young children recognize that money gives goods and services they desire, and thus education would become akin to their "job". They would work for their wage and use that wage in leisure activities that are enjoyable. This is shown to be effective in the adult world. While some of us love our jobs, most of us work to meet a certain quota or requirement, encouraged not by the joy of work ,but rather the joy of that which money can buy. Just as we work for money, children would study, not because they enjoy the topic, but they desire the check at the end of the week.
ReplyDelete- Chris Varghese
Period 6
I think kids should get payed to go to school. This gives them an incentive to work harder and get good grades. This motivation could last for a long time. This will also show them how the real world works. That if you work hard and do what your supposed to then you will be rewarded.
ReplyDeleteJenny George
6th period
Although personally I would love to actually get paid to go to school, I do not think it would be wise to pay kids for doing well. In the short run it might be beneficial but it would instill the wrong idea about learning. Not getting paid for good grades by the gov/ district teaches students that not everything you do will have an immediate reward, which I believe is something important to take from school. I get paid a certain amount for every A/ B that I make and if I make a C then I get a deduction. Those rules my parents set ever since I was younger gave me an incentive to learn; so I think reward should be based off of parents. If this was set in place for all schools, we should also put into consideration the effect it would have on taxes. No one likes a higher tax.
ReplyDelete-Lauren Pham
4th period
In my opinion I don't think that kids should be paid to do the work that their supposed to do. Kids should learn that they will not be rewarded for doing the right thing all the time. Because in the future they will always expect something in return of something small.
ReplyDeleteTemitope Oyewuwo
6th period
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ReplyDeleteBy placing a monetary value on grades, younger individuals are more likely to work hard. So I don't think that there is anything wrong with paying kids for their grades. 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. If you teach the kids early in life to work hard and excel in their work, they should get rewarded.
ReplyDeleteAliya Noorani
2nd Period
I must laugh at many of the answers (sorry!), as scholarships are similar to this situation. The end point of most of our goals is money. It's honestly the point of our lives. Sad as it may be, it's the reason that we try so hard in school and use time and money to strive towards college. In that sense, I see nothing wrong with awarding students money to do well in class. After all, isn't that what scholarships are? This is a great incentive and will actually help many students offset the expensive portion of our lives. In arguement to the other's responses, who believe that this wil offset the path of students, I must beg to differ. Offering small time goals will help the student push harder as they make their way to their long term goals.
ReplyDeleteNicholas Tong
6th
I feel that paying kids to do well in school is a bad idea. By doing this, kids may be more tempted to cheat in order to make the requirements. By being motivated to simply meet a certain requirement, many will try to take a shortcut in order to get their money. In the long run, that will defeat the whole purpose of paying the kids because they will not really be learning.
ReplyDeleteCollier Thomas
2nd Period
People respond to economic incentives. This is endemic to human nature. Be it praise, personal well-being, securing better future potential for a high paying career, or near term cash rewards – kids that get good grades do so for self-serving reasons known only to them. There’s nothing wrong with that in my opinion since kids are human after all, like you and I (what’s the REAL reason you work hard for your employer? Because you like them?). The trick is maneuvering the right levers and balancing reasonable expectations and rewards without stoking the wrong kind of behaviors and morals in your children during their formative years. For instance, if you pay your kid for everything – from walking the dog, to making their bed, to shoveling the snow, will they expect recognition and rewards at every phase of their life? Will they ever do something to help someone else out just because it’s the right thing to do? These are things parents constantly struggle with.
ReplyDeleteLameese Taha
6th period
Students should not be paid for school. The money taken away from other programs, like remedial classes, will not sufficiently be able to pay the students a desirable amount anyway. In addition, by paying the students, they will not be participating in school because of their own motivation, but because of the monetary award at the end. Instead of actually learning for the purpose of educating one's self, the students would be learning for the check at the end. Also, that may urge the students to find new ways to cheat their way to get their money. Therefore, it is an overall bad idea.
ReplyDeleteAlexis Nguyen
6th Period
Personally, when I was growing up, I was expected to make good grades. I was motivated and encouraged daily because I was always told that school and education will only benefit me in the long-run/future.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get children, I will raise them in the same way. I believe the kids who were paid for their grades when they were younger expect to get rewarded EVERY TIME. Eventually, they wont have any self motivation or strive because they will get so used to every thing handed to them.
Jewel Zachariah
Period 6
Personally, when I was growing up, I was expected to make good grades. I was motivated and encouraged daily because I was always told that school and education will only benefit me in the long-run/future.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get children, I will raise them in the same way. I believe the kids who were paid for their grades when they were younger expect to get rewarded EVERY TIME. Eventually, they wont have any self motivation or strive because they will get so used to every thing handed to them.
Jewel Zachariah
Period 6
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ReplyDeleteI dont think students should be paid to attend school. It may seem like a good motive to give them at first but eventually, the kids will get used to being rewarded for everything they do. That simply is not how life works and will ultimately not prepare them for life after school.
ReplyDeleteI dont think students should be paid to attend school. It may seem like a good motive to give them at first but eventually, the kids will get used to being rewarded for everything they do. That simply is not how life works and will ultimately not prepare them for life after school.
ReplyDeleteAkhil Raju
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Akhil Raju
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There are two realistic approaches to this, on the one hand giving people incentives to do something tends to make them more inclined to do it. On the other, giving people incentives for something they are already going to do will actually have the opposite effect and put them off doing it.
ReplyDeleteAs for me, I personally believe that any incentive is a good incentive and anything that helps stimulate education and willingness to learn is beneficial to society. Yes, it may cause some to perform worse, but overall it will encourage people to work harder, giving the equivalent of a salary and actually showing something fiscal to the effort you put in besides the potential fiscal things that are implied with learning, is always beneficial.
Guy Joseph Period 2
DeleteIn my opinion, school should pay kids money to go to school and to get good grades because it prepares students for the future. In the workforce, people would get money as a reward for working in an industry or a company. This is similar to school in a way that if they work hard in school, they should receive some kind of reward. Even though it's not similar than the workforce in a way that getting good grades will benefit the students themselves rather than the government or a company, it is an investment for the future because there will be more talented people in the workforce.
ReplyDeleteLucky Marchelino
Period 4
Christian Cortez, Period 2.
ReplyDeleteTechnically, children are already being paid to make good grades. As children, all throughout our grade school, middle school. and high school career, our academic performance in school is being monitored by several organizations, constantly. Offers are then given out as scholarships or academic enrichment programs, which help further our education or help pay off a higher education in college. I, for one think that receiving money for good grades serves as a good incentive in order to display a stellar academic performance and expand our horizons on terms of academic opportunities.
yes , it is definitely wrong as , 1 it will waste the goverments money for an activity that the students ought to be doing on there own , also if the government decides to ban this in the future , then it will bring upon transition wars
ReplyDeleteyes , it is definitely wrong as , 1 it will waste the goverments money for an activity that the students ought to be doing on there own , also if the government decides to ban this in the future , then it will bring upon transition wars
ReplyDeleteNo I don't think this is wrong, however, i do think that this particular practice isn't entirely the way to go. While i do acknowledge that school takes up the time a student could be using to make money or doing other things in life that they'd rather be doing. I' not entirely convinced that giving an allowance for school is the best thing, i think the government would be better off making schools better more interactive and more interesting rather than giving kids money is some slightly desperate attempt at getting kids to get good grades in a system that ultimately is dated and highly unintersting. I think governments are better off investing in their education infrastructure first and then if still needed they could think about paying kids but not until the system itself is fixed.
ReplyDeletei do not think it is completely wrong, but kids will start to become lazier if they have things just handed to them like that. also, some kids have to work harder than others to be able to make the grades they do, while others may just cheat their way just to get the money. it is hard to figure out who s being genuine and taking the time to get their work done and who is just cheating their way to getting paid. in my opinion, grades do not reflect intelligence, but work ethic. if the students can mooch off of others' work, whats stopping them?
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DeleteI think paying kids for good grades is a wonderful idea. The average student in America will gravitate towards hard work when they know there is a reward for completing a certain task a certain way. I believe that had I myself been given the option to receive money for good grades that my grades would be a lot better. They money behind good grades gives school more of an immediate purpose. Many students feel that school is a waste of time because they simply do busy work and don't see the application behind going to school. Many can't translate the work being done in class to real world jobs they will need to maintain in the future. Giving kids financial incentives to do good gives them a greater sense of urgency to do good and complete assignments at a higher level.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe paying kids is a good idea. Paying kids to learn would be a bad idea because kids would always learn to get a reward for their actions. When you get older you realize that not everything will get rewarded. If we start paying children to learn then in the future they would not be as stable or independent. Kids would also start being lazier if they get payed to learn. Learning should be something that you want yourself so you can succeed but paying kids to learn would not actually make kids want to learn but want money.
ReplyDeleteI believe paying kids for good grades can be detrimental. Although it gives children a real life example of how to get paid with a job, It only provides a single incentive, money. It does not spark passion in a child or self-interest. It only teaches children to do well in school in order to get paid instead of doing well on their own and searching for what they truly desire. Education is not supposed to be like a job in my opinion. Rather, it is supposed to be a building ground for students to find their passions in order to find a job they like where, yes, they will also have the incentive of getting paid. Getting paid may bring about a higher test score but only because that child is working to buy a new toy or video game. It is not because he/she wants to do the work. Taking the money factor away would display a significant drop in children's grades proving that the only reason they tried prior to the change was because of the money. I don't think money and education are a good mix as education serves to create passion and interest in an individual from scratch. It does not look to make money as the sole factor as to why one should work hard.
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