Should High School Students Get Paid?

It’s the last day of sixth grade and Jimmy has been expecting money in return for the hard work that he has put into his grades. He has mostly A’s on his report card and is figuring out how much money he will get and what he’s going to buy. But will Jimmy want money for doing what is expected from him, instead of being motivated intrinsically by the value of hard work? In the future Jimmy may have trouble with simple tasks because he has not learned how to motivate himself without money. Providing monetary rewards for grades to students for something that is expected can be detrimental to oneself. Providing monetary rewards to students for their grades, when good grades are expected can be detrimental.
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It is easier for students to pass the courses without getting paid. Grading changes are on the rise nationwide. They are becoming easier to pass like Maryland’s Prince George County that limits failing grades to show that at least the students tried their best. Another is a new policy in Virginia’s Fairfox County where no middle school or high school student can receive lower than a 50 percent if they made a “ reasonable attempt otherwise they can retake or redo the assignment or test. (Balingit, p.a. 1)This means that students don’t need to get paid because it has already become easier for pass their classes without trying as hard as they can. The change in the grading system has become a problem for many. Many feel that teachers are losing the tools to properly get students ready for college when they are paid with monetary rewards.(Balingit, p.a. 1) Students who don’t know the information in a class can fall behind because the grading is masking their true knowledge. Students performed no better on tests score if they received a monetary reward or if they did not receive one according to a Harvard Economist Study(Zhang p.p.6) They took better to other rewards that cost significantly less than actually giving money for good grades. A study from Vanderbilt showed that paying students did not change how well they did on tests or receiving higher grades when they were put into three different groups. One group got $100, the next one got certificates and, the last group got nothing. The study showed that students take better to certificates because they can show off to their friends and parents. (Balakit, p.p. 8) Students who got paid did no better than those who did not get paid. However the certificates turned out to be success with students. The certificates cost a lot less than giving other