Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students (1/2)


Recently we asked for your opinions about paying students to improve school attendance or performance on tests. Some American schools are doing this. More of you were against the idea than were for it.

Some people said paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. Steven from China says students should study for knowledge. Money may improve performance in the short term, he says, but we should think about the long term.

Zhao Jing Tao, a college student in China, thought of an old saying. Paying students is like "drinking poison to end thirst" -- trying to solve a problem without considering the effects. Dinh Minh Tuan from Vietnam says rewards are important because they prepare students for a competitive life. But young children should get things they value more than money, like funny books, pens and film tickets.

There was a suggestion from South Korea that if rewards are necessary for learning, they could be gathered like a charity" class="hjdict" word="charity" target=_blank>charity fund. This money could be used for a project designed by the students.Francisco Mora from Colombia says the city of Bogota pays parents, so children do not have to work until they finish their basic education. This, he says, has increased the attendance in public schools.

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最近，我们征询了人们对为提高学校出勤率或考试成绩而给予学生奖励的看法。一些美国学校正在这样做。更多人反对而非支持该做法。

一些人说给学生奖金向学生们传达的信息就是钱是唯一值得的奖赏。来自中国的斯蒂芬说，学生应该为知识学习。短期而言，金钱可能会改善（学生的）表现，但是他说，我们应该从长远考虑这个问题。

一位中国大学生赵景涛想起了一句古语。给学生奖金就像"饮鸩止渴"-试图不考虑后果的去解决问题。越南的Dinh Minh Tuan谈到，奖励是很重要的，因为这为学生提供了一个竞争的环境。但是，较小的学生应该获得一些他们更珍视的比钱还重要的东西，如有趣的书、铅笔和电影票。

有一个来自韩国的建议：如果奖励是学习所必须的，那么人们可以将这些奖金聚集起来作为慈善基金。这些钱可以用在学生设计的一些项目上。来自哥伦比亚的Franciso Mora说，波哥大补贴家长一些，这样，在孩子完成基本教育前不需要工作。他说，这已经增加了公立学校的出勤率。





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