Comments on: Bribery For Good Scores http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/ just another useless feed Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: A + $ at Newly Ancient http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-29684 A + $ at Newly Ancient Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:35:40 +0000 http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-29684 [...] I have pointed out before, paying for good grades is not an acceptable method of encouraging education. It makes the idea of [...] […] I have pointed out before, paying for good grades is not an acceptable method of encouraging education. It makes the idea of […]

]]> By: Sustainable Education at Newly Ancient http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-21502 Sustainable Education at Newly Ancient Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:38:59 +0000 http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-21502 [...] wil allways be more students needing education, so short-term solutions are not acceptable. Instead, the quality of teaching should be the #1 [...] […] wil allways be more students needing education, so short-term solutions are not acceptable. Instead, the quality of teaching should be the #1 […]

]]> By: arthus http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-19613 arthus Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:14:06 +0000 http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-19613 Absolutely, this sends the wrong message to students. If we develop an attitude of requiring short-term rewards we can never achieve anything of great merit. (Good things take time) As you said, this practice is perfectly legal. I just don't think it is ethical or is in the best interest of students. Really, it looks like just another attempt to artificially boost test scores without actually improving teaching. Absolutely, this sends the wrong message to students. If we develop an attitude of requiring short-term rewards we can never achieve anything of great merit. (Good things take time)

As you said, this practice is perfectly legal. I just don’t think it is ethical or is in the best interest of students. Really, it looks like just another attempt to artificially boost test scores without actually improving teaching.

]]> By: Guest http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-19577 Guest Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:20:07 +0000 http://myfla.ws/blog/2007/06/09/bribery-for-good-scores/#comment-19577 I think it "might" actually be unacceptable. But the thing is it is paying to do well at school. So how much can it motivate kids to do well? I think it is just a short term incentive for them; those who learn for money will almost never learn for the sake of learning, or even, for the sake of doing well in standardized tests. This being said, I think it is a horrible idea for them to implement this, though not perhaps unacceptable, at least from the point of laws. I think it “might” actually be unacceptable. But the thing is it is paying to do well at school. So how much can it motivate kids to do well? I think it is just a short term incentive for them; those who learn for money will almost never learn for the sake of learning, or even, for the sake of doing well in standardized tests. This being said, I think it is a horrible idea for them to implement this, though not perhaps unacceptable, at least from the point of laws.

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