do you think the school should pay the students to do homework?

Question

do you think the school should pay the students to do homework? so student can turn in work?

Answer 1

Homework is work. Do it, get the grade... that's the payment.

Besides, in the "real world," people are often asked to go above-and-beyond. We don't get paid for that (usually). It needs to be taught that hardwork doesn't always bring cash awards, but intrinsic awards as well.

Answer 2

No. Students should NOT be paid (i.e. receive money) for homework, not by the school , not by parents, not by the state. They do get other forms of payment, such as better grades, recognition, parental approval, scholarship, etc.

What is the purpose of homework? To help students to change concepts, procedures, facts , etc from short-term memory to long-term memory. As a teacher for some 19 years (physics, math), it has been my experience that I teach a lesson and have an evaluation at the end of THAT lesson. Almost ALL of the students pass the evaluation, most with full marks. During the rest of the day, these students study other subjects (e.g. geography), and soon their minds are taken up with other things than the physics I taught them. When they get home and look at the physics homework, they have forgotten most of what I taught them (post-learning dissonance). In order to do the homework, they have the re-learn the matter. That way, they are forced to study over the work and answer questions on it. In doing this, most (or at least some) of the content has been transferred into long-term memory. It's one step in the process of redundancy, a principle used extensively in the process of learning.

Answer 3

No. That will only teach students that they should do things just to get a reward, and not for the good it does. School really isn't pressing something bad on the students. Homework's intent is to help the student remember and process the information learned in school. Sure, a reward of money would probably motivate more students to do their homework, but it would give them the wrong impression.

Answer 4

Of course not!! You are allegedly in school to learn. The amount of information in various areas is immense. Having students do homework serves several purposes. First, it helps the student practice and reinforce what has been taught in class. Math is a good example here. Secondly, it allows students to prepare ahead so the class can be spent on discussing ideas. English and history are good examples here. The point is, there simply is not enough time in class to cover and/or study and read all the material necessary in any subject. The student's paycheck is what he/she has learned which in turn, hopefully leads to a well-educated individual who may succeed in his/her endeavors. The motivation MUST be internal, not external such as by paying students to do homework.

Chow!!!

Answer 5

lol no. At the end of the day it's the student who benefits from the knowledge, by going into higher education and hopefully getting a well paid job. So they do get paid for it - in a way - in the long run!

The school doesn't benefit, so why should they pay students? It's not like they'll get a share of their wages in 5 years time.

But I do think students need more motivtion to study and do homework, and students definitely get too much of it.

Answer 6

You're kidding, right? The problem is really that homework is very often busy work and not necessary. THAT is what you should spend energy on if you want to fight for some useful change in homework policy. Homework should be assigned only when a student needs extra practice or was not able to finish an assignment in class.

Answer 7

No. The school is giving you an education. You are the beneficiary of that. How does the school benefit by receiving your homework assignments? Answer: it doesn't. Therefore it should not be paying you to do something for your own benefit.

When you are working for a living, you are presumably doing something that is socially useful to others. That is why they pay you to do it. But doing homework is only useful to yourself. So no one should pay you for it.

Answer 8

Never - it's bribery. Homework should be done because it practiced the lesson learned and it is part of the grade. In a perfect world, students would want to do homework - but that won't happen. Many just tolerate it.

Answer 9

i feel the schools should instead have tutorial classes during school hours when under the guidance of a tutor the children should be asked to do what they would otherwise be doing as homework with practically no help

Answer 10

LoL no way. there's something called learning for your own benefit. if u ever noticed, that kind of reinforcement doesn't work. so when u do that to ur kids, offer them money for every A they get, at first they'll try hard. but when there's nothing else to motivae them but money, eventually they'll have an attitude like "whatever, i just don't have to buy those jeans, or i can buy cheap lunch". =T...only if they choose to do it for their OWN need to do well, and be smart, than they will do it, regardless of the monetary compensation.