Friday, June 12, 2009 - 6:33 AM
Should we be rewarded for our efforts in school?
We have toiled day and night, scribbled through countless sheets of paper, spent long and boring hours listening to a woman's never-ceasing lectures five times a week and try to dig up some enthusiasm during co-curricular activitiy days.So, why shouldn't we be awarded for our efforts in school?
I mean, we should reap what we sow, right? It is a two way street. You work hard and smart, you get what you want. I don't think it is fair for someone who has bothered to study and keep up with their work to get shouted at when the results turn out disastrous. True, it can be that there is a mistake in the way the person is working. However, he has already worked hard and deserves some credit. This motivates the guy.
Motivation leads to willingness. Willingness sprouts into determination. Determination builds into change. Change blossoms into improvement. The whole point of being rewarded for our efforts at school ultimately zeroes in on providing the students with enough strength to improve themselves and not just sit still at where they are.
Then again, we have case-two students. Some students(you know who I mean) do not study at all. Sure, some of them still do well enough but the others will end up with a mess for a report card. This lot of people do not deserve to be rewarded. Anyway, there is no effort put in anyway. Unless the student finds the will to change, he will always remain at the bottom, always looking up at those who have surpassed him. If he does find the will to change, then their improvement would certainly not be left quiet.
All in all, for those who have done their best, they shall be rewarded with satisfication while those who did not shall meet despair and embarassment straight in the face.
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