Students must not Receive Pay for Grades
Schools these days have changed dramatically compared to the past. Technology, new teaching strategies, better textbooks, among other things have changed and shaped the ways schools operate and teach. These new developments have helped teachers become more effective in their abilities to help the rising generation learn. Yet still, despite all of these new changes which--for the most part-- have helped schools educate learners in better ways, one thing that has not changed is the truth that many students today still have and get low grades. To help solve this problem, a new plan has been proposed in order to encourage and motivate today’s learners to excel and obtain better grades. This proposal would
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However, if it were put into place, it would have much more drawbacks than the benefits it could possibly offer. For the sake of students and the citizens of society, children must not receive pay from schools as compensation for their grades.
Paying students for good grades could increase cheating on schoolwork and other assignments. Currently, students are told that if they cheat they are only harming themselves and virtually gain nothing whatsoever. However, if this plan of rewarding students monetarily were put into place, pupils could essentially be able to draw money for their grades even if they cheated. Instead of trying in an honest and industrious manner to acquire a good grade, some students may take the dishonest path of cheating on tests or other school assignments with the intent of receiving money for their resultantly better grades. While they really would still be harming themselves in the long run when they do this, most of the students would not see it that way. In their eyes, they would be
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There is some truth to this claim that perhaps a small percentage of the total pupils will get better grades because of this plan, but ultimately, most students will not because they either do not see how grades are important or they simply do not know how to get better grades. It has already been shown that most of the time when money was offered to students for their grades, there was little to no increase in GPA. This data suggests that money is the wrong method to use when it comes to getting students to do better in schools. Many of these students simply do not care about school and do not see why it is so important. Schools should--instead of paying these learners--focus more on helping them realize how important grades are and how they affect their future life in many ways. These pupils will do a lot better academically if they are well informed and know about how essential and necessary grades are to go to college, apply for a job, and do other things in society and the world of work than if they are offered money as a means of motivation to get better grades. Many students also lack the knowledge of how to obtain better grades. In the article “Should You Pay for an 'A'? Part 3: The Experts Weigh In” by Beth Kobliner, she points out the fact that when students
“Making the Grade” by Kurt Wiesenfeld Newsweek magazine, June 27 1996 brings to light an issue that has been glazed over by society for some time, grade inflation. It’s highly disturbing that “we lament that schoolchildren get “kicked upstairs” until they graduate from high school despite being illiterate and mathematically inept, but we seem unconcerned with college graduates whose less blatant deficiencies are far more harmful, if their accreditation exceeds their qualifications”. The issue of grade inflation is not simply an issue of students feeling entitled to higher grades than they have earned, it is a problem that directly impacts our society in a multitude of negative ways. Perhaps the “gold star” mentality started out with the good intentions of creating children with positive self-esteem, however, a direct result is lazy adults with a sense of entitlement for no reason, who lack qualifications to adequately and safely perform their jobs.
“Beginning in 2007, his [Roland Fryer Jr.] project paid out $6.3 million to students in 261 urban schools...from low-income families” (Sandel 52). As a result, paying students for good grades has an impact on many people, not only students but teachers as well. Students should be paid for good grades because they will be able to save the money they earn for the future, it will motivate them to do well in school, and it will increase their scores on AP exams. With the money that students earn for their good grades, they can save it for their future. According to student Brett Upperman, “‘Kids need money so we can save it for college.
Can you imagine having a job for nine months out of the year that makes you work from 8:15 AM until 3:30 PM on every weekday and not getting paid for all of your hard, tedious work? To most of you that sounds ridiculous. That’s because it is. Students have to go through this painful process from September to May and usually don’t have anything to show for it. They dedicate their whole lives to getting all A’s on their report card and when they finally do all they usually get is a pat on the back. Thus, students should get paid for having good grades because it takes lots of hard work to get those grades, it would cause more students to strive for good grades, and it would eliminate the need for a job, which would allow for more studying time.
Students and education have a direct connection; if students are failing, then the educational system is going to decline. In order for the education system to prosper, the nation has to consider the needs of the students. This country consists of students that have a bright future ahead of them, but the only downfall is trying to get the students to their future. The Cash for Grades Program solves this issue by rewarding students for their grades, so that they will work very hard to be successful and fulfill their bright future. If America is the fastest growing economy in the world, then why is the education rank so low? America’s strengths should reflect the education that is offered, because this is the key factor that is associated with a top notch country. A country with prospering education has bright students that can lead the country to a better place.
If a teachers goal is to instill a love of learning, paying students to read books or study does not really do that. Therefore, I believe that when teachers instill the habit of using rewards or incentives like paying them to do well on tests it tends to become a serious problem. It becomes a problem when the teacher stops giving students these rewards because the student feels that there is no point in doing good on a test or homework assignment if they are not going to gain a reward from it. Paying kids for doing something they should do anyway can lead to a very unattractive bargaining attitude, where kids demand, ‘what do I get if I do
The Consequences of Grade Inflation When students arrive at university, professors expect them to understand the material to an exceptional standard. The problem is that grade inflation is occurring more regularly in secondary schools and universities across the country and when these students’ marks are sent to universities or colleges, the student may be given multiple scholarships for something that he/she should not have earned. Grade inflation is conceived between both students and teachers, meaning that the students are given higher grades when they have inadequate learning, reading, and verbal skills, while the teachers do not have to grade as many papers as they should in the real curriculum. There have been multiple examinations that have confirmed that grade inflation is very real and still occurs today. Students seem to think that they do not need to put forth much effort in school to do well, and grade inflation encourages this thought.
Did you know that schools in some places are actually giving kids money for good grades? If schools wish students to be self-motivated and have a desire for learning because it’s valuable to them, then schools should not pay students for excellent grades. Paying students for good grades can lead to kids having pressure to earn good grades. In addition, the students who are payed will not succeed academically in the long run. Also, they are not self-motivated so when they are not getting paid they will stop trying. From pressuring to get good grades, not succeeding academically in the long run, and not having self-motivation, there are several negative effects of paying students for marvelous grades.
Giving students a grade that they have not earned hinders the youth’s future educational success. A number of schools are no longer giving a grade of zero on assignments, tests, and exams completed by students. While other school districts continue to give students the grade that is adequate for the work they have done or have not completed. Giving students the grade that equals their work is designed to show students where they need to improve. Many school boards want to stop giving out zeros for work that hasn’t been turned in and give a grade that rages around the “D” area keeping children from falling behind in their classes. By allowing student to pass through the school system the educational board is raising their graduation and success
Rather than giving students an advantage in the job market, grade inflation only hurts students since in a world where many students receive mostly A’s, employers and graduate schools are not taking these high grades seriously. Also, since students have to work less to earn high grades, they might not develop their skills and abilities adequately. A college education should develop in graduates the knowledge, abilities, capability, and character to
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 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 with 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.
If you worked hard on an assignment and get an A, the reward should be the grade. Paying kids for their grades could be a waste because that money could have helped save money for college. Then, the parents will also have to find out how much money their kid will receive. The kid might think that they deserve a lot of money for the grades
Nothing will make me believe that children should be paid for exceptional grades. Gratifying grades should be expected of and necessary for the child to do well in life. Even if you teem with substandard grades you are still forced to go to school, so make the most of it rather than being forced to repeat grades and assignments. The only one affected by choosing to get poor grades in school is the student him/herself. Superior grades are easy to obtain as long as you pay attention, ask questions when you need to and turn in your assignments.
Academic knowledge is the basis on which future prosperity, and financial security has been determined. As a consequence, students feel inclined to perform above average in school. Now, as students perform less and less, they sink to obtain good grades by cheating. This method to acquire the desired grades will only harm the student, instead of the imagined result. Prompted by a child’s inability to perform basic tasks throughout his education , academic cheating spawns numerous negative consequences.
Modern students face many pressures for academic success. They are often unwilling to disappoint their parents or spouses. Some fear that not cheating will weaken a student’s ability to compete with their peers. They rationalize their unethical behavior, unwilling to accept a poor grade, consequently justifying cheating as the only means to that end.
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