Should Students Get Paid for Good Grades? March 29, 2008
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In my opinion, kids in school should not get paid for good grades. If you are getting paid for good grades, your expectations will be, “If I get an “A” on this test, I will get five bucks!” Also it would make you spoiled if you get paid for something you’re expected to do. Plus, your wasting your parents’ money on something you don’t deserve!
If you got paid for good grades, it would make you spoiled for many reasons. When you go to school the next day after you get five dollars or something like that, and you show all of your friends, they are going to think you are a spoiled brat, because they don’t get paid, and they still get good grades. Also when you are getting paid for something, it should be because you worked hard to get it, or you helped out doing yard work. NOT for getting an “A”.
When you have an expectation for a test, it shouldn’t be “YES! If I get an “A” on this test, I will get five bucks.” It should be, “If I get an “A” on this test my parents will be so proud of me, also my teacher.” It’s not always good to be greedy either. Most kids who get paid don’t realize that their parents are giving them their own money; it’s not just coming from an imaginary bank or something.
When I say that it is wasting your parents’ money, and then you’re thinking, “Well, I don’t spend my money right away.” That’s not what I’m talking about. I am saying your parents could be using the money they give you to save up for something they want, because they earned it. Not you. Maybe instead of being greedy and taking their money you could say, ”Mom you can keep that to save up for something you want.” Or, ”Dad you can keep that to save up for that beach house you wanted.” You will feel a lot better about yourself too. When you are giving instead of taking, you feel conceited and arrogant.
All in all, I don’t believe it is a good idea to be paid for good grades. Some of my friends get paid, but that is their parents’ decision. I know I won’t pay my child for getting good grades, because that is my expectation for them. I will give them a good pat on the back, and hope their teacher does too!
I REALLY DISAGREE WITH LAUREN:) !!!!!!
kids should get paid for good grades so they will work harder in school and get better grades,louren.
but then they would only be motivated to come to school or study because of bribes that may never teach them to study for the sake of knowledge, price
kids should GET paid because it helps them learn more!!!!!!
I disagree to because i think everyone need help in one or two subjects, and if we don’t get it why cant the people who do help us instead of bragging all the time. Another reason why i disagree is because i think everyone is equally, so if they get paid we should at least get paid for trying. that’s why i disagree like everyone else.
You should get paid because you will do much better and be motivated.
I disagree with the idea of students getting paid because the only reason they are coming to school now is because of the money, For instance, if a person got straight Fs and come back with straight As, they doing that just to get paid. If they get an F they deserve that F and beside, u need to learn your education in order to get a job, u cant count on school forever.
they should have to be paid for this because by they can work hard
I think students should get paid for good grades because it can persuade for students to do better.
I think students should not get paid for good grades because they will not appreciate it when they get A’s and they will be mortified if they get a B,C,D, or F. Also, getting an A is a reward itself. you should be proud of getting an A, not just always get paid money. For those who think it is a good idea to get paid for good grades, I know that it is your opinion and I respect that.
IDK
I agree
I Say A – 50$ B – 35$ C -20$
That Is what they are doing in New York Paying Kids These Money!
On the one hand…
Proponents argue that paying a child for grades, good behavior, or other accomplishments is no different than adults being paid to perform their daily jobs. Thus, paying kids for performance prepares them for the “real world” where you have to work for your rewards.
On the other hand…
Detractors argue that kids shouldn’t be paid to what they should be doing anyway. Thus, while kids should be encouraged to do their best, they shouldn’t be taught to expect a reward for simply doing what’s expected of them.
Students should not be paid money for the things that they SHOULD be doing. You SHOULD be getting A’s right now.
Plus, when you get the money, in your head, you think “Oh, I got the money for that A. I’m going to slack off now because I already got the money.”
Exactly.
Anyways, (I don’t have enough time to write this.) students should NOT get paid for getting good grades
I AGREE WITH LAUREN!!!!!
i think students should get paid to be way better in school and actually get somthing for it. Kyle Stormes Ashland Kentucky
I DO NOT AGREE WITH LAUREN AND WILL NEVER!!!!!
If children should not get paid, why their parents have to?
I think students should get paid for two things one it will give them more of a responsibility and a desire to work harder toward something that they want, just like their parents. They went out after something they really wanted and the got it. So now their kids have that opportunity to do the very same thing except its for school…who said its never to early to start.
I REALLY, STRONGLY AGREE WITH JIMMY JAMES:) !!!!!
Kids should get paid for their becuz: 1. It helps alot of kids pass more in their classes, 2. They can save their money for when they become a responsible adult, 3. They won’t have to steal anymore, and focus on their education, and 4. cuz i said so
i think that kids should get paid…im getting paid 1 dollar for each 4[my school uses numbers 1-4]i get so its not really neough to make me spoiled…plus 4 is EXCEEDING the standard not doing average so yeah