Summary Of Should Kids Get Paid For Good Grades

The article “should kids be paid for good grades?” written by Amber Angel (2012), she discussed the disadvantages of should kids be paid for good grades. The author tone is philosophical and she supports the disadvantages because through the strategy which to reward students based on their result is not effective, it is only for a short period. It is not an effective motivator. Other than that, the students are being taught the wrong character that caused and confused themselves.

Firstly, the author said that rewarding students based on their result are not an effective way because the strategy only lasts for a short period. The cost of the strategy is impossible for the school to maintain. The author further highlights, it is not an effective motivator. It may be effective if the study comes with mechanical skill and straight but not if the task requires conceptual or creative thinking. Moreover, the students are confused because they did not know what matters and does not matter. The strategy cannot be maintained due to the lack of funds.

As students, they have a responsibility to do well in their class and they do not need a motivation like being compensated with money to perform well in class. Although she argues about kids should not be paid for good grades, she also admits that the fact it gives motivation and helps the student to be more focus and study in the class by giving them a reward. This was presented as her counter argument where she mentions providing a monetary reward enables the students to pay more attention in class. Indeed, next time they do not want to perform well if there is no any reward. The author has presented her argument with strong supporting details which based on