Why Do Students Get Paid?

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Teachers are often shamed if they give a student low grade that they believe they don't deserve. Although, if they constantly granted them the score they felt they earned, would they really be benefiting and learning from their mistakes? I believe that if students were praised only when they have accomplished something they have succeeded in, they will then learn from that and try to become better, rather than thinking they've succeeded in that subject and not doing anything to fix the mistakes made.

Does a student gain true self-confidence by constantly being praised or by trying their hardest to achieve what they want? Some believe that “undergraduates must be self-confident in order to learn correctly, but others feel that they should only be praised for the grade they deserve to earn, and that self esteem is an achievement”. Students could gain self confidence in both cases but they will only try and work to improve their mistakes if they realize what they did wrong. Whether they are always praised or only when they deserve to be, in my opinion, they should always be given tips as to what they could improve on and what they did best. If they put no effort into the work, they should only receive the grade they worked for. The harder they work, the …show more content…

When they realize what mistakes they have made, they will try their best to fix them so that they can get the better grade in the future and become the best they possibly could be at that specific skill. If someone is complimented on the work they have completed, it can effortlessly boost their self- esteem and help them with alternative work and activities later in their lives. Therefore, the educators should praise their students so that they are self-confident with what they are striving to achieve, although it’s still important to give negative comments to the student and discipline them

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