Comments on: Paying Kids to Show Up at School?

By: dreshawn

dreshawn — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:45:33 +0000

noT

By: Mike Honcho

Mike Honcho — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:28:12 +0000

money money money money monnay here comes the money!

By: april latimer

april latimer — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:22:49 +0000

i think it could be a qood idea, but if we have to pay taxes then no. &; to the people who say that they’d be waistinq their money, they arent… obviously they wouldnt qive the money to people with sucky qrades &; who dont do jack in school. they do qive it to the people who do work hard. not the slackers. so YEH! WHAT NOW?!

By: Kathy Seal

Kathy Seal — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:09:30 +0000

These pay to learn programs sound like a good idea, but there are huge pitfalls. Just one: stop paying the kids, and they think it’s time to stop going to school. Do we want to teach them that? Here’s an article I coauthored that explains the vast body of research on what happens when you pay people to learn:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-grolnick5-2008sep05,0,2652576.story
Kathy
http://www.kathyseal.net
http://www.pressuredparents.com
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By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:03:54 +0000

I think this is the most absurd idea anyone can come up with! When are the KIDS to be held accountable? Everything is always pinpointed back against the teachers and now you want to pay kids to attend school when in reality that is what they are supposed to do anyway?!?!? I am a 10th grade math teacher in PA, and I think kids these days are so lazy. They want everything done for them because that is what they are use to at home. Mom and dad will do whatever to get them out of their hair. You really think paying a student to come to school is going to change attitudes of these kids today? I don

By: Regan

Regan — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:36:35 +0000

Ya i think kids should be paid that would be awsome!

By: Maria B

Maria B — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:05:59 +0000

ALERT ALERT ALERT
Some districts are JAILING parents of students with 5 unexcused
absences. This is outrageous. Scary. Abuse by the government.
Paying students to attend is at least a sincere
intent by those suggesting it. Not nice to call it “idiotic” as in some postings.
Come on folks. Be polite.

By: Eilidh

Eilidh — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:37:10 +0000

I think that paying kids isnt a very good idea. I go to school and a few people just don’t pay attention, so you’d be wasting your money on some of them.

By: Eilidh

Eilidh — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:36:30 +0000

I think that paying kids isnt a very good idea. I go to school and a few people just don’t pay attention, so you’d be wasting your money on some of them.

By: S. Davie

S. Davie — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:03:21 +0000

I don’t have a problem with this concept,because my motto now is, “What ever it takes”. We never know what kind of circumstances our students are coming from. For some the last thing that is nurtured at home is academics or study, so if there is an individual or an organization that is willing to provide incentive for them to do what is beneficial for them, I say go for it. Who knows, along the way the student might just learn to appreciate academics. On the other hand those students who do what is nescessary anyway and have the support at home, “it’s just icing on the cake”.
No, we’re not in the classroom to raise other people’s children, but being a student is like their job. If they do it well, they get paid in the traditional way and the not so traditional way.