Kids shouldn't get paid for good grades
By: Julia Nimmer
Word count- 425
1-24-14
Looking for money to buy those new boots that you want? Simply,do well on your school
work. Do you think that students should get paid for their good grades? Personally I don't think
they should. It takes away their self motivation and teaches them that they should get a reward
for everything they do.
Giving your children money for satisfying grades that they get doesn't benefit them with
their career that they will have as adults. Let me back this up. If they get paid for the super
grades that they received they will soon have an expectation that everything good that they do
they should receive something in return. This makes kids not try to the best of their ability
because these children know that they will get money even for a grade that someone shouldn't be
proud in getting.
Another example on why kids shouldn't be paid for wonderful grades is because this
takes away their self motivation. These kids aren't taking pride in themselves for getting great
grades. They just try because they know they will get money. I think that students should set
goals and actually put in an effort to achieve them.These kids aren't challenging themselves.
Thats one of many great skills to have as a kid.
Some parents think that paying their kids for their good grades motivates them to do well
in school. They believe this because they think that it pushes their kids to do the best they can
because they are getting a money reward. I see why they believe this but I think this is incorrect
because kids should be expected to try to do well in school. I think that they should take pride in
themselves and what they have accomplished in school instead of them taking pride in the
money that they earned. I've learned that being proud of myself for what I have done has a bigger
effect on the person that I am than getting money. The money last a couple minutes and the pride
that you have in yourself can last a lifetime.
I work hard for good grades, and I want to learn and be a good student. I think that if you
are interested in school and you try to do well just because you want to be proud in yourself you
might end up getting a better job. If you work hard you will end up getting a reward in the end!