Should schools offer students incentives for academic performance?
by
Sara Bernard
Yes. Incentives such as these are harmless, produce results, and, especially for low-income, at-risk students, may provide some motivation where there was none before.
No. Material rewards for performance don't encourage learning for learning's sake. These kinds of incentives are a sad testament to the current overemphasis on high-stakes testing.
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This article originally published on 2/6/2007
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