Money. Who doesn’t like getting rewarded with money? As for me, I know a few kids who are getting paid but not because they’re tutoring, babysitting, or doing their chores, but because their school is paying them. Crazy right? Well at this moment, a couple of schools are paying their students to get good grades, which may affect the students terribly later on. Examples could be either because kids don’t get their education or because it won’t give them their desired grades.
If students are to be paid for grades, it doesn’t give them their education which won’t help them in the future. According to Sanford Dornbush, “students who receive money for grades will in the long run, have lower academic performances than the students who
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According to PBS News Hour, even if students receive their rewards, there are moments where their parents take the reward away from them, which would leave them with disappointment. Additionally, let’s say a student put all their hard work for an assignment to get the reward (money) but to find out, they only got a ‘C’ as their grade. The effect of this can simply decrease their motivation for school and leave them in despair. To sum it up, if students were to get paid for grades, it will then again, leave them with frustration for not getting the desired grades or rewards.
Some people may say that students should get paid for good grades because there will be a rise in attendance. A source that supports this is Weston from Johns Hopkins University stating, “When attendance rises there is a direct effect on scores, and it is almost always good”. No doubt that this can be challenged because, what will happen once the schools stop paying the students? It just means that the students will lose motivation and continue to put off work until the very last minute. For the reasons above, students who get paid for grades won’t end up with good, lasting
Students brought up in a system of incentives get accustomed working for grades. So yes. It works for many students to motivate work. But if "working" means learning, these external incentives teach the students the wrong thing to aim at, the wrong reason for doing it, and often the wrong way to do it. If we are hoping our students will be life-long learners, why would they continue learn in the grade-less post-graduation world? (Schwartz, 2011)
In his essay, "Why Colleges Shower Their Students With A’s,” Staples claims that student grades are increasing for the wrong reasons, causing college degrees to become meaningless. Staples provides evidence that average grades have increased significantly over the last several decades, but claims that it is not because students are working harder. The real explanation for grade inflation, he argues, is the effect of grades on both students and their professors. Teachers give more A’s to receive better evaluations and increase job security. Students give more importance to their grades as a result of the rapidly increasing cost of a college education. Staples argues that modern
This topic is addressed in many different ways all around the world, as individual countries vary on the political spectrum from one another. For example, many of the Scandinavian countries provide post secondary education at little to no cost; in North America, we see significant variances in the cost of university between Canada and the US, with the States implementing much higher costs than here. There are pros and cons to be considered for both extremes. On one hand, students in countries that provide education are likely to be less stressed about the costs associated with school, but taxation rates in those countries are typically much higher. On the other hand, students that are required to pay for their own education are more likely to apply themselves and do well in their studies, though the extreme costs make it unavailable to many people. In Canada, specifically Alberta, as mentioned in previous lectures, university students pay around 25% of the operating costs of their postsecondary institution. When all is said and done, this still accumulates to a substantial amount of money that puts most of us into debt for many years. However, I think that this requirement holds great value as an incentive to do well in school and become a well educated citizen. I also think that with the remainder of the funds coming largely from government taxation, it exemplifies not only the value that governments and societies place on education, but also the support that post secondary students can know they are receiving. University is an investment into the future, and everyone is an investor in a democratic socialist country like Canada. Since post secondary education is not mandatory, I think it is only fair to ask that students contribute to the cost of their own future, as well as the future of their
"The best argument against paying players is that it diminishes the value of an education" (qtd. in Zimbalist). State University has breached its academic standard by allocating unnecessary expenditures to athletically advanced students. Student athletes should not be paid at State University, because it focuses on an extracurricular activity as a means of profit, praises athletic ability over merit/ scholastics, promotes a bridge between players and regular students, and creates hierarchy between universities.
First off, the reason why students should get paid for having good grades is that it takes a lot of time and effort to get those grades. For many students it takes many hours of late night studying and constantly going over flashcards to achieve the elusive 4.0 GPA. Shouldn’t these students be compensated for all of their hard work. Many people would say that the students are expected to do this and should not be rewarded but as we all know very few students actually try to put in this kind of work and shouldn’t those who try the hardest receive a little
Arianna Prothero wrote the article “Does Paying Kids to Do Well in School Actually Work?” Her general argument in her work is about students getting “rewards” for achieving good grades. Parents reward their kids with things such as gift cards, scholarship money, cash, and sometimes even gifts like a new bike to motivate their students to go to school and perform better on tests. I think with all of her research and facts that she is against it parents paying their children for good grades.
In the article “Pay to Play: should college athletes be paid?” the article states, “College athletes should not be forgot their main purpose at school is to learn and study, not receive money” (Birkenes and Akash). One can take from this that athletes should not be paid because they are normal students. College athletes are not making playing sports their only purpose for attending college; they are attending to pursue a more concrete degree that offers financial stability. Birkenes and Akash also write, “Paying college athletes would take money away from college budgets…” If athletes were to be payed then college would lose academic opportunities. The payment of athletes would cause academic cuts for things; such as math and science research. Payment of college athletes will cause a decline in college academics and cause the players to focus less on being a
Throughout the lives of individuals, everyone imagines the dream job or the job that is going to make the most money. Most of these jobs need to make it so a higher education like college is needed to be able to even make it in the field. College is not by any means cheap, depending on what college is chosen, yes it can be less money but it is still thousands of dollars by the time the degree is earned. Many people that want to go to college cannot afford it, therefore cannot reach the dream job. In order to make college accessible to those who are truly deserving, incentive programs such as offering financial stipends which can be earned through academic success in high school need to be offered.
College students should get paid when they play, because of their hardwork and determination. The schools benefit from the students and should compensate them for participating in a sport where they give up so much of their lives. The college sports organizations should also share their wealth and stop taking advantage of these talented individuals. I really hope one day that everyone stands up for the welfare of college
When students get paid for grades it puts more pressure on them. The students may feel pressured by parents or even students around them. "Many teachers also say paying students for
Secondly, students should not be paid for outstanding grades since it takes away kids’ natural desire to learn. One quote from research by Edward Deci and others this, “Most children are motivated to learn. Promise of external rewards dampened.” This leads to children not enjoying learning, merely just for the money. The effect of this is that children won’t learn, only caring for money. To sum up, it takes away the natural desire to
Do you want your kids to have poor grades? Should kids get paid to get payed for good grades? I am against kids getting paid for good grades.Kids will expected more every time. Kids will use their stuff they got instead of doing school work.Being motivated by money alone is lazy.
Students should be paid for having good grades. According to Psychology Today the United States has fallen behind other nations in education. In addition to this, approximately every one in four students in the U.S. drops out of school before graduation. The main reason for this is that students have little to no motivation. Students are either bored by school, or they are distracted by the other things that go on in their lives such as sports, jobs, friends and their own family life. Although learning has its own rewards, some students respond better to money. This essay explains how students will be paid and the reasons that they should receive money for getting good grades. Some reasons that students should be paid are: if students received rewards for having good grades fewer students would drop out, graduates would be better educated, people would seek higher education, less crime would be committed, less people would rely on the government and graduates would be more qualified for better jobs.
A college education is necessary today in society. Students can focus on their academics and try to get a high score. The cost of education for each student has become more difficult to afford. Thus, many students and teachers wonder if free college tuition must be granted. Free education must be responsible and funded by the U.S. government because it will help students focus on their studies, and encourage them to work harder in school. Even thought many people think that education must be free, it is very important for many reasons such as the economy, quality of education, and value of a college degree.
In conclusion, students should be paid to do well in school because it has many benefits to the student. Those benefits include motivation to get good grades, the money would help the student financially, and the student would learn how to manage their money more effectively. School is a big part of every person’s life, so it should be more rewarding to the