What's so bad about parents paying kids for good grades?
plenty, say some who believe the practice undermines efforts to install in kids everywhere a true appreciation for learning!!! Come on people what's a little money going to do? some say that a little push is all you need for the bid leap, others say that it makes kids think that, thats where their big income will be forever more what do' ya think?
Whether it be bribery or motivation, I don't see what's bad about it. In the end, it's getting your kids to work harder and earn better grades.
Kids don't understand the importance of learning. If a little bribery is what it takes to keep them from ruining their future, then why not? Besides, I don't see it as any different from giving a kid a golden star sticker for getting an answer right, or letting them watch TV after they finished studying.
^^^ I'm going to have to agree.
I don't think bribery comes into affect until you start altering a person's mind to suit your own life. With children it's just hard, because, as stated, they don't see how much they'll need education. So to me, while they're young, it's motivation.
Well, I get EMA so I guess that motivates me to actually turn up to school every day. But I get nothin' for gettin' good grades. Just the good feeling of boasting-while-pretending-to-be-shy-about-it is good enough. And getting apologies from teachers who said I would fail. That's a good feeling.
I don't think 50 dollars is reasonable. I know my dad used to have a system when I was in third grade and my brother was in fifth. getting a B = a lecture on how we have so much more potential, A- = $5, A=$10, A+= $15.
I only kept track for one marking period though, so I only got thirty five dollars and they're still in the bank, so...yeah. But it made us feel good to be rewarded and acknowledged. And the thing is, at least in my house, a B was for below average people. Until I was in middle school, B's were like...dirty words. We were geeky kids. And in middle school, C's were no-nos.
I think its motivation in a sense. You could say that my pride was being bribed, but just that feeling, that knowledge of "I am above average and I refuse to be less" was...it made me work. And you could even call classroom competition bribery if you so wish. Because in your mind, its like winning against your friends and classmates.
I'm just saying that some people in the Psychology world will not believe in somethings, regardless of research.
I don't know about that, I think the point is that some things cannot be scientifically researched in such a way as to confirm or deny certain theories, the whole point of modern psychology is that it is a science. People don't just ignore the results of such studies.
I think that it's motivation, if it's done in proportion. My friends' parents gave them £100 for each A they got in their GCSE's.
They got 11 A's each, totalling £2200.
I think that is ridiculously extreme, but I guess it shows that money works. (They were usually B/C workers).
But I also think that you should be "weaned" off it over time. Later on in life if you do well, you won't necessarily get a material reward. So setting kids up to thinking that everything comes with a prize is wrong in my opinion, but a little encouragement can go a long way.
It motivates kids to do well in school and succeed, how is this bad? And rewards don't have to be monitary. Psychology shows that adolescents in highschool are much more likely to succeed when they recieve encouragement and motivation from their parents/relatives. Teachers were mentioned as well, but parents seem to have the highest impact. There was an article in US News and World report about this just a few weeks ago.
My sister's friend got £10 for every A he got, £5 for a B, nothing for a C and he had to give his parents a fiver if he got a D.
Personally, I can see how kids could get corrupt in the way that they get it into their heads that there's no point in doing anything unless we get rewarded.
But this could just be because all I get for good grades is a "well done."
My sister's friend got £10 for every A he got, £5 for a B, nothing for a C and he had to give his parents a fiver if he got a D.
Personally, I can see how kids could get corrupt in the way that they get it into their heads that there's no point in doing anything unless we get rewarded.
But this could just be because all I get for good grades is a "well done."
same here.
I don't think its bad to motivate kids, but isn't 50 dollars too much? Sometimes in life we try hard and do things and we don't get rewarded, how will those kids face that if all they work for is money. I mean I can study, get an A, get paid and then just forget everything because all I have done I did for the money which I now have so I don't care about anything else.
I mean, sure, anyone will do good if they get paid for it, but is it really worth if you don't remember anything? People should study hard and be motivated for different reasons than money.