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In the article it talks about if paying children for good grades is beneficial for them.  According to the article students have started get payed in states ranging from Texas to Massachusetts. Children get payed for good grades, high Advance Placement scores, and SAT scores. The money is funded by private programs, for example in Huston “privatelyfunded $1.5 million program will reward fifth-graders once they master basic math standards.” Meanwhile, 10,000 Dallas students “have earned up to $400 for taking and passing Advanced Placement tests in a newly expanded $1.5 million program funded by a private foundation.” For some parents, like Stacey Priestley, it makes sense since they view getting good grades in school as a job and should be paid like another job in the real world. But most Americans and many educators find it an uncomfortable idea. Many educators say “paying students for grades leads to practical problems in their classrooms, including pressure to inflate grades and conflict with students and parents.” The much bigger question is “does it work?”

 Barbara Marinak and Alfie Kohn have similar views when it comes to this question. They both feel that it doesn’t work and could cause even more damage, especilly when it comes to creative work. “In a well-known Stanford University experiment researchers divided preschoolers into two groups: one that would get gold stars for their drawings and one that would not. Both drew enthusiastically, but when asked to draw again — without a reward — the gold-star group cut its drawing time in half. It appeared as if they’d lost enthusiasm for the task when it didn’t come with a reward.” This shows how it doesn’t work and isn’t beneficial to the students’ performance and interest in learning. But different experiments have shown different results, such as Harvard economist Roland Fryer, Jr. involving 18,000 students in Washington, D.C., New York, Dallas and Chicago. In New York and Chicago achievement didn’t budge. But in D.C and Dallas, students work habits and reading comprehension scores significantly improved. A recent study showed that AP enrollment in those places is up, but without the rewarding system. Mashpee student to The Cape Cod Times, said “"I think I'd just try my best anyway… (The class) is kind of a challenge, but it's a fun class because (our teacher) makes it fun.”

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