By paying children, they could accumulate money for university, or buying educational things. When children work hard and realise that they can achieve good grades, they will realise that they are very clever, and can use this knowledge to take it further in life.
On the other hand, putting children in control of money can prompt them into buying unnecessary things which are no good to them, and in some cases, can harm them, such as drugs, cigarettes, sweets and chocolates. Also, as they are just children, they are too young to put the money into good use, and can end up being invested in things which could harm themselves, and people around them.
In cases of unstable families, when the children are payed for being good and doing well; they feel precious, wanted, special. They feel as if they are making their family proud, and themselves proud. They feel a sense of achievement and accomplishment.
Nevertheless, there is a question of who will pay? The government or the childs’ parents? If the government pay, would that not be a complete waste of money? How many children will be getting good grades, and how will the government pay for all those children? Some parents are financially unstable and cannot afford to go giving out money which they need to live. There is a chance that children who are earning a little amount by getting good grades, will be bullied by children who are getting a lot more money than them because they cannot afford things which others can. Also, who decides what qualifies for a ‘good’ grade? The government or the childs' parents? If the government decide, then children who are less able, will never get paid, as they are not capable of reaching those set grades. Yet if the child’s parent decides they might bend the rule of ‘good’ grades, therefore defeating the point of paying the child for good grades as they would not be getting good grades, but would still be getting paid.
In conclusion, I feel that children should not be paid for getting good grades as there are far too many complications; who decides what a ‘good’ grade is? Who pays? How do parents know what the money is being used for? There are health and safety issues which could be very serious.
