CPS To Pay Students For Good Grades

Good idea. Why not? Taxpayers not paying for it.

totally stupid, materialistic . incompetant teachers need to bribe kids ? Why not fire them and get good teachers ?

I can see why administration might think it's a good idea but they need to look at the big picture. Students need to get good grades to help them with their future, not to get cash. We are already a society too focused on cash & materialism. We need to focus on the more spirutual rewards of hard work. Money has replaced God in our decadent world and this only adds to the decadence.

In life you don't always get rewarded for good work. It's your job. It is the students job to go to school.

Well, I think it might be a bit much, but if it helps kids focus on school instead of working (if they need to) that might help. Besides, we need to ensure that kids are being educated! I don't know if this is the best idea, though. We shall see

OK...this should be statewide with funds going into a college fund....the state of Kentucky has a similiar program and it is a great idea...but must be STATEWIDE!!!!!!

CPS should be giving the money to good teachers and taking away tenure from the lousy ones

I so agree with "It is your job to go to school and get good grades". I tell my children that all the time!

if school is there job shouldn't they get paid? your doing your job and getting paid. they are getting educated and getting paid at the same time. It will help kids be able to get to college and now they have money to get into it.

So typical of the Daley/Chicago mentality - THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM...

Oh paleeze. Going to school is a privilege. If children are rewarded for good grades, where will it end? Prizes for waking and getting to school on time??? Pay the teachers more first!!

I would like to know how the students were selected. Does conduct play a role?

We have become a society where you are not responsible for your own actions. It's always the fault of someone or something else. Poor grades are not the fault of the student or the parent not making sure this student is doing what they are supposed to do. It is society's fault because we are not paying our children to go to school. This is a typical Chicago-Democratic Machine solution, money, money, and more money. Ok, right now for this pilot program the funds are coming from private sources. If they decide to go city-wide, even state-wide, don't you think the taxpayers will have to pay for this one, too? It won't come from lottery proceeds because the State is working on leasing those profits away for some quick cash.

The taxpayers will eventually pay for this too. We need a new tax. This time let's tax the churches in Chicago. There are many of them in the city and they are all exempt from paying tax; property or income. They have to be making money otherwise their doors would close just like a private business. This tax should be charged to all churches from Holy Name Cathedral to Calvery Christian.

How sad that the public school system has come to this. Isn't there anyone anywhere who can be brought in to evaluate the administration, teachers, students and parents of select schools involved in this and give a REAL evaluation on why this sad sad state of affairs exists and is allowed to happen?

Why? Who is going to pay for it. If a parent wishes to reward a student for doing a good job fine. But not the school. The School is NOT the parent. It is time for the parents to step up and do their jobs. It is not the city, its not the school it isthe parents job to help their children, to be usre they attend school. The parent gave birth to the children they need to take resonsibility for the child, that includes their behavior and their education.

Incompetant teachers-what?? Research shows a child's education is influenced by parents not teachers. The parents may like this money and may become involved with their child's education as a result of this. Teachers at some schools are given bonus' for good attendance - now that is crazy seeing that a teacher has no influence on whether or not a child is going to show up for school that day. However this bonus a student can get may push the parent to get their child to school.

Students should not be paid for earning good grades;it's what their supposed to do. Students should be taught the importance of an education with emphasis on the consequences of not being a responsible student. Its sad and terrible Chicago has decided to pay students for getting decent grades.

this is my last year in a CPS school and then I am off to college. And personally I say this is an idiotic thing to do. When I heard this i got so pissed off! An A is suppose to be rewarding itself! The A is now going to lose its value! How stupid would it be for a kid go to school just to get paid! "Hey man I don't care if I learn anything in school today. If I do I do, but man I need that money to buy some new clothes!" It sounds like the students would be going to work instead of getting an education. There are still schools out there that need new supplies or books and under paid teachers. I think this is crazy I am not rich and yeah it'd be great to have money, but I know how valuable an education is and thats the most important thing you can have in life!! I understand this new grading system to make us work harder, but paying kids to get good grades is in a way crazy. I can see the benefits but I see more consequences! Do you know how many kids are in the cps system times that by 4000 for each child!?!? I thought we were in debt! As for incompetant teachers that isnt the point there are just some students WHO DONT want to learn and there are some teachers WHO DONT know how to teach! i can go on and on, but i am still in this system and like everything it seems corrupt.

I know that when I perform well at work, I get a raise. If I don't perform well at work I get written-up. I have fired people for poor performance and rewarded them for good performance. Is this not a model of the world they will face when they get out of school & face the real world? Why should we not teach students what to expect in the when they graduate? How has it come to this? Why do we continue to hold back the rest of the class until John Doe understands 2 2 and FEELS GOOD about himself at the cost of American advancement in math, science, the arts? Up until now we have been throwing money into a system that thinks it's more important that Billy feels good about himself over the fact he can't add 2 2. On one hand, I agree that or educational system is hurting and something needs to be done. On the other hand, why continue to throw money into a broken system that is reminiscent of tying a tourniquet around your neck to stop a nose bleed? How would you pay for it? It's hard to say who should and who shouldn't. But with more and more money being spent on a child's education, it seems like we are not getting a good return on our investment. Harsh? So is life from what I've been told and experienced. (Unless you are a Senator or Representative that lived through the 60's and think everything SHOULD be beautiful and full of happy dreams and wonderful vibes and thoughts.) I WORK for a living. I work hard. There are people in charge that want to take what I have sweated, bled, and cried for to redistribute to... well, themselves. why? because they think they know better how to run my life than I do. I gave well over ten percent of my gross income to charity last year. How much did you give to help your widowed neighbor? I digress. I like the idea. nose bleed? or is this an innovative way to teach the the rewards of early development, and hard work? so concerned about hurting other people's feelings that we forget our own. The idea of paying students to do well is a reflection of the real world (not the perceived world according to the NEA)and is an innovative way to show how to succeed in America. The dream, brought on by hard work, innovation, creativity, and risk, are truly American and I think it couldn't hurt.

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