金钱奖励高分学生(2)【沪江慢速VOA080404】

In Some Schools, Learning Is Not Enough of Its Own Reward (2/2)

Public schools need to show improvement under the education reform law signed by President Bush six years ago. Low-performing schools may lose their federal money; teachers and administrators may lose their jobs. Often these schools are in poor neighborhoods where getting students to go to school can be a continual problem.

Critics say paying students sends a message that money is the only valuable reward. But some students say it makes school more exciting. And some teachers have reported getting more requests for extra help.

In two thousand four, the city schools in Coshocton, Ohio, launched a program. They wanted to see if paying elementary school students as much as one hundred dollars would help in passing state exams.

Now, Eric Bettinger of Case Western Reserve University has reported mixed results. Math scores increased, but only while students were able to get paid. And there was no evidence of higher scores in reading, social studies and science. Officials will decide later this year whether to continue the program. Yet adults get paid for their work. And if teachers can be rewarded for their students' work, then why not the students themselves? This is what some people say.

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总统布什六年前签署的教育改革法案需要公立学校提高教学质量。成绩欠缺的学校可能会失去联邦政府的钱，教师和行政人员可能会失去工作。这些学校往往是在贫困的街区，让这里的学生上学是个长久的问题。

评论家说付钱给学生暗示了钱是唯一有价值的奖赏。但是学生们认为这样使得上学更刺激。有些老师报道（学生）请求更多的额外的帮助。

2004年，俄亥俄州科肖克顿县的市立学校展开了一项计划。他们想看看支付给小学生100美元是否对通过国家考试有所帮助。

现在，华盛顿天主教大学Eric Bettinger报告的结果褒贬不一。数学成绩是增加了，但是只有当学生能拿到钱的情况下。没有证据显示阅读，社会研究和理科的成绩得到提高。年末官方会决定是否继续这个项目。不过成年人会因他们的工作而得到酬劳。如果老师能因为学生的成绩而得到奖励那么为什么学生不能因自己的成绩而得到奖励呢？这是有些人的看法。

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