Mind you, I’m all for encouraging kids to read, learn and expand their minds. However, I think that there’s a right way and a wrong way to do that encouraging.
Now, a younger version of me would probably have hopped the nearest time machine, jetted into the future and is about to punch me right in the face for saying this, but I don’t think handing cash to students for achieving is the best way to encourage learning.
My number one problem is this: The money has better uses. Two, I think it sends the wrong message. But that’s just me.
Here’s an article I read that has to do with this very topic. Read and let me know what you think.
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