Why We Shouldn T Pay Students For Good Grades

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When I found out that some schools pay students for good grades, at first, I envied them. Then I thought,” What would happen to the students’ grades if they stopped receiving money?” paying students for good grades isn’t good for them. It’s similar to a bribery. These situations lead to arguments between students in the classroom. Learning should already provide pleasure even without the offer of money. In the long run, students have lower than naturally motivated students. Students shouldn’t be paid for good grades because it leads to fights and arguments, learning should be done only if you want to, and students have lower grades in the long run. To begin, schools shouldn’t pay students for good grades because it starts problems in the classroom. According to the Prairieecothrifter.com “ Should parents pay for good grades?,” “ NEA article claims: ‘ Many teachers also say paying students for good grades leads to practical problems in their classrooms, including pressure to inflate grades and conflicts with students and parents.” The article is so clearly stating that the money contributes to students getting jealous or spreading rumors of other students. The outcome of this is friendships and bonds being broken. There would barely …show more content…

Stated in the article: Good grades: are you willing to pay? By Ginger Ninja, it states that “ Kids should be satisfied with the warm fuzzy feelings of accomplishment.” This quote was said by parenting experts. Kids shouldn’t be manipulated or bribed into getting good grades with money. They only want the money, and they don’t want to have more knowledge inside their heads. They will not care about the knowledge that they hold, they will simply throw it away and ‘learn’ new subjects. As you can see, paying students for good grades is bad because children should learn it only if they want to, not because they want the

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