Paying Students for Grades

I know that many people do not agree with giving students money as a reward for good grades; however, I think it is a good idea for many reasons. First of all, teachers are preparing students to become functional, tax-paying citizens. This means that students will need to be able to find and keep jobs! Also, they will be getting paid to do their work. So why not have the incentive of money for doing good school work. Workers get bonuses for a job well done; therefore, students should get a bonus for a job well done. I'm sure that math teachers can use the fact that students are getting paid for some type of educational benefit! Have the students calculate interest if they keep their money in a savings account...lol!

Secondly, I believe that this type of reward system might be better used in low-income communities. When parents do not make enough money, sometimes their children will have to find jobs as early as thirteen years old. Working and doing school work is not an easy task, and some teenagers are trying to work as close to forty hours as possible. Maybe if students didn't have to worry so much about getting a job, they could focus more on academics.