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Should Students Get Paid For Good Grades?

April 12, 2010
By Mariah Felix BRONZE, Bronx, New York
Mariah Felix BRONZE, Bronx, New York
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Picture this: getting money to buy that new pair of sneakers you want if you do well on that test. Do you think students should get paid for good grades? In my opinion there are three reasons I think students should get paid for good grades. One of them is more focus on school. Second reason is they love money so they’ll do what they have to, to get the money they want. Third, reason they’ll have better behavior.
Students will focus more on school if they know they’re getting paid for doing their work, homework etc. I know if I were getting paid for doing well in school I would try my hardest on everything to get money of my own that I earned from school. Focus is a big thing in school, if you don’t focus on your work paying attention you won’t know what to do if you don’t focus to get that good grade you want.
Kids of all ages love money they reason they do is because they’ll want to have their own instead of always asking their parents. Because they have money of their own to spend and their parents can’t tell them anything about how they spend their money. When I have my own money I say my mom can’t tell me anything because it’s my money not hers I could do whatever I want with my money , that I earned . Every kid will love to money of their own.
Do you have students in your school who misbehave? But love to get things from their parents? Should those kids get paid? What should they do? Work harder in school and behave so they can get new things. I think that kids would behave better if they know money was involved in school and they were getting paid for good grades. In My opinion I mean money is very popular some people can’t live without it , kids LOVE money so that they can get what they want . Students should get paid for good grades.


The author's comments:
The reason I wrote this peice is to persuade not only you but other people to put there opinion in about should students get paid for good grades . My opinion I feel they should. What about yours?

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hugedack said...
on Mar. 14 2012 at 7:31 am
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on Mar. 14 2012 at 7:29 am
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Killer 3000 said...
on Feb. 8 2012 at 8:28 am
I agree with this essay

on Jan. 24 2012 at 10:05 am
i love that money

on Nov. 6 2011 at 2:29 pm
wqrpqwer BRONZE, ..., Louisiana
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“All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality -- the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.”

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Unfortunately, I'd have to disagree. This generation was really slacked off in terms of education. Good grades should be expected. That doesn't mean you have to get As and Bs every time you take a test, but that also doesn't mean that some should be comfortable getting D's and F's tests. If you get money for good grades then your motive is going to change. You're going to want good grades for cash not because you want to get good grades and it's going to help you get into a good college etc.