Over the years schools have been more about business, paying students for good grades.In the hopes of motivating student to study and work harder. People believe it is wrong to have a mind set in young children that everything revolves around money.Also by having this mind set down in the future these kids who are now teens/adults will have the mind set of " Oh if I'm not getting rewarded then why should i try".For example helping someone caring items or doing a small favor.
In the other side people say its a good way for students to get ready for adult hood.The students will then have a bank account,will know how to fiance their money,and will help them achieve goals.
Now you may say oh my parents always bribe me."If you get an A, you'll get 100 dollars or a car"How does it effect you in a negative way you may ask your self.But the real question is, do you believe a compliment,a word of encouragement, or a spontaneous treat is the way to reward our children? or Is it to pay them in cold hard cash? All these questions apply to 1st-college grade level.
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I always used to ask my mom for money when I got good grades back in elementary school and she would always say "no" and how it's not right. I was pissed because a lot of my friends would get some money for good grades. In patricular, good grades on their report cards. Now that I'm older, I feel it shouldn't be done and in retrospect, I'm happy my mom didn't do that for me. Especially, now that we're all seniors in high school, that's completely absurd to pay your 17 or 18 year old child to get good grades. Tell their ass to go out and get a job. If this is directed for a younger demographic, then I still disagree with it. Kids need to learn and need to have their brains drenched in the idea that these grades are for THEMSELVES. It's their future they're building up for and nobody elses. I would never pay my child money for good grades. And if my childs grades dropped strictly because of that reason, they'd hear an earful from me. The grades aren't for your parents. The grades aren't there to make your parents look good and say "I have the smartest kid in the neighborhood" because frankly, nobody else cares what your childs grade is. Being paid for good grades almost equates to paying somebody to do your homework. It's just not the way things should be done and children need to get a better understanding of their futures earlier in their lives so they know WHY they should and need to get good grades.
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ReplyDeletei dont think its a bad thing to reward a chilf for doing good things. At the same time you should explain that their reward is a privelege and that dont HAVE to get paid for doing what they are supposed to be doing anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger, my mom and dad would encourage me to do my work by telling me that they would buy me a gift or give me money. To be honest, I did see myself working harder in school just to get that money or gift. As I grew older, I didn’t really need my parents to bribe me anymore to get my work done because I was so use to just getting it done anyway. It would always make me feel better when my work was done and I didn’t need to worry about it later on during school. I feel that in the past parents thought that bribing made everything better. Well, in my case it did (can’t say the same for anyone else). At this age, I am fine without a gift, money or a verbal reward. I know I did a good job and that’s all I need to continue to do well.
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