Why We Shouldn T Pay Students For Good Grades

Do you think the paying students for good grades are a beneficial idea? “Research by Edward Deci and others show that most children are, by nature, motivated to learn.” Well, if this is true, shouldn’t students be left alone instead of getting paid? Would you rather have your students care about their education or money? If parents and schools want students to be motivated to do well in the classroom, then they shouldn’t pay students for good grades. They shouldn’t pay students because students will only achieve and care about the money, but not their education. From conflicts between parents, students and schools, to lower academic performances, to short term motivation, there are many negative effects of paying students.

To begin with, students shouldn’t be paid for getting good grades because of conflicts between parents, teachers and students. For example, quoting “Prairieecothrifter.com” “...including pressure to inflate grades and conflict with students and parents.” This eventually leads to parents and their kids having problems. Students may also have problems with teachers because, they may no longer be able to afford paying all their students. The effect of this of this is that the student’s grade will slowly start to drop.
The source that supports this is “Good Grades. Are you willing to pay for them?” by Ginger Ninja. An example from that source is “...study by John Hopkins University researches demonstrated that paying students for grades seemed to improve attendance.” But undoubtedly this can be challenging because even if the students do really well and earn money, there will eventually be a time where that changes. That will change once the students no longer earn good grades and their parents stop paying them. This will eventually lead to student’s grades dropping. Summarizing, kids should not be paid for good