Explain Why It Is Wrong To Get Payed For Grades

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It is wrong to get payed for grades because you should be interested in learning without money as a reward, and the government or schools shouldn’t have to pay money to the kids for something you are expected to do.

First, it is wrong to get payed for grades because you should be interested in learning without money as a reward. For example, “Kids should be encouraged to learn for the sake of learning. There’s not always going to be someone there to pay you for doing the right thing, and i think they should learn that there’s other rewards for doing that,” said Beth Kuoni, parent. This quote is saying that learning isn’t meant for rewards. It is meant to get a good education so you can be successful in the real world where you don’t get rewarded for every little thing you do.
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For example, “ Especially in these days of budget shortfall, I don’t know where they’d get the money to begin with,” Kuoni said. This parent is saying that the funding for kids that get good grades should not be dropped into the government's or citizens hands. The students should be inspired to get good grades just because of

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