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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Paying Students for Grades: Are we cheapening education?

Is merit pay for students common sense or a disaster waiting to happen?

Teachers have always sought out new and effective ways to motivate students, but now business leaders are getting involved. With private funding, schools across the country are testing a new strategy: paying students for good grades and higher test scores.

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1 comment:

Suzanne said...

It's not enough that students get a free and public education? They need pay on top of it? That's just ridiculous. They are already getting tens of thousands of dollars per year in the form of their free education. That seems to have no "value".