Why Do Students Should Not Get Paid For Good Grades

School is a place kids go to learn and they should want to learn. In fact, research by Edward Deci shows that most children are by nature, motivated to learn. This is important because some schools are starting to pay their students money to get good grades and its not right. If students are naturally motivated, schools shouldn't have to pay them. Shouldn't the good grade be a reward in itself? Other research states that in the long run, students who weren’t motivated with money had higher academic performance scores anyway. Students should not be paid money for good grades because they are naturally motivated, the good grade should be a reward in itself, and in the end, the students who aren't motivated with a cash incentive had better academic scores.

To begin, students should not be paid for good grades because they are, by nature, motivated to learn. From an article on ‘greatschools.org’ was a quote stating that children don’t need a cash incentive because they are naturally motivated. The evidential quote states,

An article called ‘Parents Paying Their Children Money For Good Grades Is A Bad Idea’ a very good point was made when asked if parents should pay their kids for good grades. According to the director of Stanford Center of Youth Development, “Students who receive money for grades will in the long run, have lower academic performance, than students with their own desire to learn.’this leads to show that even though students may be paid to get through school, they will still have lower scores than students who actually want to learn. Students who have a desire to learn have a more dependable future. The effect of this is kids thinking the money will help them, but it really wont. Students need to know this so they don't depend on money. Obviously, students who don’t use a cash incentive have higher and better