Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students

Your Reaction to the Idea of Paying Students
Opinions are divided over some American schools' use of money to improve attendance and test results. Transcript of radio broadcast:
16 April 2008

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

Recently we asked for your opinions about paying students to improve school attendance or performance on tests. Some American schools are doing this.

More of you were against the idea than were for it.

Some people said paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. Steven from China says students should study for knowledge. Money may improve performance in the short term, he says, but we should think about the long term.

Zhao Jing Tao, a college student in China, thought of an old saying. Paying students is like "drinking poison to end thirst" -- trying to solve a problem without considering the effects.

Dinh Minh Tuan from Vietnam says rewards are important because they prepare students for a competitive life. But young children should get things they value more than money, like funny books, pens and film tickets.

There was a suggestion from South Korea that if rewards are necessary for learning, they could be gathered like a charity fund. This money could be used for a project designed by the students.

Francisco Mora from Colombia says the city of Bogota pays parents, so children do not have to work until they finish their basic education. This, he says, has increased the attendance in public schools.

Teresa Finamore wrote: "I am an Italian teacher of math and science for students from eleven to fourteen. I think that it is wrong to pay students. Each student has to understand that going to school, he gets a wonderful opportunity to live better in the future and also in the present."

Nelly Constant in France wonders, if young people get paid for studying, what will they expect from a job -- a rocket to the moon?

Sergio Fernandes from Brazil says paying students is not realistic. But Camillus Chiemela, a Nigerian living in Germany, feels it will help to improve the education system. Students' expectations will be much higher.

Naval from Russia also says yes to the idea: "We should at least get something for our time wasted. Because in my country students pay money to go to school or get good grades from teachers."

And Lucy Ding from China says most Chinese students work hard for two reasons: their parents' expectations and pressure from teachers. She says getting rewards will become a custom that will get students to work hard for themselves, for the things they hope to get.

And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach and online at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.

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你的反应，以宣扬以交税学生
意见分歧过一些美国学校的钱，用好钱，提高入学和测试结果。全文电台广播：
2008年4月16日

这是美国之音特别英语教育报告。

最近，我们问你的意见，对学生的付出，以改善在校求学或性能测试。美国一些学校的这种做法。

更多的，你反对的想法比分别为。

有些人说，交学生传达了一个讯息，就是金钱是唯一有价值的奖赏。潘国从中国说，学生应该学习的知识。金钱可以提高性能，在短期内，他说，但我们应该思考的长远目标。

赵京涛，一个大学生，在中国，思想的句古话。支付学生好比"喝毒药结束之渴" -试图解决一个问题，不考虑后果。

定省胡志明团从越南表示，奖励是重要的，因为他们编写的学生拥有一个有竞争力的生活。但年轻的孩子应该得到的东西，他们的价值超过了金钱，喜欢搞笑的书籍，笔和电影票。

有人建议从韩国撤军，如果奖励是必要的学习，他们可以收集像一个慈善基金。这笔钱可以用来为一个项目的设计是由学生。

弗朗西斯科从莫拉说，哥伦比亚市波哥大自付家长，使孩子没有工作，直到他们完成基础教育。这一点，他说，增加了列席，在公立学校。

德肋撒finamore中写道： "我是一名意大利语教师的数学和理科学生，从11到14 ，我认为这是错误的，以支付学生，每名学生要明白，去学校，他得到了一个难得的机会，以更好地生存，在未来，也应在目前的" 。

Nelly也不断在法国奇观，如果年轻的人得到报酬，为学习好，怎样将他们期望从工作-火箭到月球上去？

塞尔吉奥费尔南德斯从巴西说，支付学生是不现实的。但camillus chiemela ，一名尼日利亚居住在德国，认为这将有助于改善教育制度。学生的期望会高得多。

海军从俄罗斯也表示，有这一想法： "我们至少应得到的东西，为我们浪费时间，因为在我的国家学生出钱去上学或取得好成绩，由老师" 。

和露西丁从中国说，大多数中国学生努力工作，原因有两个：父母的期望和压力，从教师。她说，获得奖励，将成为一种习俗，将获得学生勤奋工作，为自己，为的事情，他们希望得到的还要多。

这也是该美国之音特别英语教育报告书，写的南希steinbach和网上voaspecialenglish.com 。我史蒂夫Ember公司。