Ok so yesterday I heard the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!! A school in Cincinnati, Ohio is so desperate to boost attendance and graduation records that they're paying students to go to school. Yes, I said that.. PAYING students. Get this, seniors get $25 gift cards and underclassment $10, and money is continously added. This program is estimated to cost $40,000 and the money is raised by fundraising and charities (Don't really get me started on where that money can go. How about to Haiti or the people still struggling over Hurricane Katrina).
This is the kind of thing that makes me sad about society today. This is how surreal our reality is. Why is it that parents let their kids TELL THEM that they're not going to school anymore? I would never have even fathomed of doing that!! It's sad to me that kids are unmotivated. We're living in a time where the US Education system is losing its value, it's no longer leading the pack in areas such as math and science. Students feel entitled and do not work hard.
My friends and family laugh at me when I say I could not have children but honestly this is a major concern of mine. I just don't understand how society is so wrapped up in having the greatest and latest new fad but are failing to promote the value of a good education. Kids are playing video games where they're blowing apart cars or people but can't see the value of a book. They're consumed by the here and now and forget about their futures, FACEBOOK is their reality.
I just don't agree with the message paying a student sends? It lets them know that the most valuable thing in life is financial means. The bottom line is that you can have all the money in the world and be miserable. If you know how to foster a creative mind, you're constantly growing!!!
Let's take a poll, how many students have you met that do not have a high school diploma? Maybe their successful now, I'm not trying to say street smarts does not exist, but I bet you 9 times out of 10, that success came with A LOT of unnecessary struggle..
I sometimes wish that we still lived in a time where the fear of the parent forced people to act responsibily and not act a fool. Dropping out, smh.. Really paying students??? SMDH!!!
