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Sunday, March 13, 2011

"Do you think we should give monetary incentives to the KP2 students to motivate them to get better grades?"



Assalamualaikum & Hello! :)

How is your weekend everyone? Enjoy enough?
Teheee :)

Ok back to the entry's title as stated above, we would like to share of what we think or in other words, our OPINION. 
So here is some of our thoughts, and let us think together shall we?
:)

Giving monetary incentives to the KP2 students as some kind of motivation is not necessary. We don't think that is the best way to motivate students to excel in their studies, so we are strongly disagree with that plan. As from our point of view, the monetary incentives is more or less like some sort of bribes to the students. Other than that we also think the incentives will only makes them becomes worse in their studies and last but not least the incentives will only creates unmeaning learning to the students. Now we will give the explaination those three points we had earlier.

The first reason is we think that the monetary incentives is some sort of bribes to the student. This is because by giving them the money its sends the message that grades can be bought. When they get out of college and come into the real life no one will pay cash for most of their accomplishments. At the end, they will come out  to expect money for everything they do and will be disappointed when this do not happen to them. While actually they did not deserved it.

The second reason is we think that the monetary incentives will only makes them worse in their studies. This is because they will misuse of the money. Just imagine if these students indiscriminately take those RM and convert them to whatever they want like hand phone, games, or a day at the movie. What a mess!! To we this given them an unfair advantage with the students for those get good grades. Money is nice but it can become a problem as well as solution.

The third reason is the monetary incentives will only creates unmeaningful learning to the students. This happens because it can be said that most of student will learn only because of the money and not because of the needs of the knowledge itself. So th learning can be describe as unmeaningful learning. In conclusion, monetary incentives is only effective if done with moderation. Motivation does not require a money incentives, in fact, motivation is a personal issue. If a person does not have a reason or willingness to be motivated to achieve something, then a monetary incentives is useless to them.

Lastly, here is a quote that we would like to share with all of you. Think about it :)

If we’re using gimmicks like rewards to try to improve achievement without regard to how they affect kids’ desire to learn” he said, “We kill the goose that laid the golden egg.”-Alfie Khon

Goodbye people! :)




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