Cash For Grades

Cash for Grades Several underperforming schools include low grade point averages; misbehaved students, low enrollment numbers and high dropout numbers. Although underperforming schools do not like this look this is when the cash for grades program takes place. The cash for grades program is a program that involves underperforming schools and rewarding students who have good grades such as A’s and B’s with money, many say the program mimics real world situations and will fix any underperforming schools reputation However, it won’t this is a deplorable idea because One, students will expect an award for everything in life. Two, it undermines and kills intrinsic motivation and Three, money cannot by smarts motivation or school success. Starting

This habit can follow the student home for example when a student goes home and does his or her chores they will expect an award due to the cash for grades program this gave the student the habit of being rewarded. Students should be learning for the sake of learning in the article “why you shouldn’t pay children for grades” Mcready states “they will reap greater rewards from learning important life lessons about responsibility than from any cash payout” (Mcready). On the other hand the contrary may state, paying students for good grades will reward the student and encourage them to work harder while this may be true this will let the students get in the habit of receiving an award. The cash for grades program kills the student’s intrinsic motivation by taking rewards away from students only making students less motivated. In the program cash for grades (Flannery) states “any kind of intrinsic reward by and large undermines motivation. She also states “any extrinsic reward can be dangerous in a well-known Stanford

In particular, the cash for grades cash for grades program is paying students to have good grades “in fact, it can’t even buy good grades for long” (Mcready) “Numerous studies have shown that over time, rewards dampen excitement about a task exactly the opposite of what students are going for”(Mcready) in the article (why you shouldn’t pay children for grades) Mcready states “money for good grades, it sends the message that the reason to work hard in school is to enrich wallets rather than minds” Paying cash for grades also robs the ability to cultivate a love of learning and a sense of responsibility for the students own education”. Some students may not be as “privileged” as other students, not all students have as much “knowledge” as his or her classmates making them doubtful of themselves smarts should not rewarded it’s almost like a privilege and should be taken advantage of by the student and not by others furthermore the contrary may say students should be rewarded for excelling in school and doing their “job” although this may be true students should be learning for the sake of learning the students should be learning to better