The debate over whether parents should pay their children for good grades is getting more popular as the rate of high school dropouts is nearing 7,000 students a day. Parents have high hopes for their children when it comes to their future, so they typically emphasize how important education is to their children at a young age. Parents desperately look for ways to get their children’s minds off their smartphone applications and onto their school work, so they promise a cash reward or other incentives for performance. You may see initial improvement from the start, but it can’t buy good grades for very long. No matter how bad we it to, money can’t buy motivation, smarts or school success.
A number of studies have shown that over time rewards lessens the excitement about a task, the exact opposite of what parents are going for. Rewards also promotes a “what’s in it for me?” Mindset. If money is the reward for good grades, it sends a message that the reason to work hard in school is to enhance your wallet rather than your mind. When it comes to creative work, research shows that money doesn 't work - infact, it probably deters achievement in the long run. Moreover, any kind of extrinsic reward can be dangerous (Mccready …show more content…
They believe that money is a great motivator when you have something you need or want to buy. Paying children for good grades has proven to motivate them to work harder and get better grades. The problem is that paying for good grades is a short-term solution. For many students, paying them for grades proves to be only a temporary solution to a greater problem (Quinonez 7). Some children do better with being paid for grades than others do. A child with a natural desire to learn will continue to learn even if money is not involved. A child with no desire to learn will work harder simply for the cash, but eventually the work will outweigh the benefit for
A number of studies have shown that over time rewards lessens the excitement about a task, the exact opposite of what parents are going for. Rewards also promotes a “what’s in it for me?” Mindset. If money is the reward for good grades, it sends a message that the reason to work hard in school is to enhance your wallet rather than your mind. When it comes to creative work, research shows that money doesn 't work - infact, it probably deters achievement in the long run. Moreover, any kind of extrinsic reward can be dangerous (Mccready …show more content…
They believe that money is a great motivator when you have something you need or want to buy. Paying children for good grades has proven to motivate them to work harder and get better grades. The problem is that paying for good grades is a short-term solution. For many students, paying them for grades proves to be only a temporary solution to a greater problem (Quinonez 7). Some children do better with being paid for grades than others do. A child with a natural desire to learn will continue to learn even if money is not involved. A child with no desire to learn will work harder simply for the cash, but eventually the work will outweigh the benefit for