Should Children Get Paid to go to School

2.28.23

Should children get paid for school? Or should they just go to school and not get paid a dime? I did a survey with 3 students in Wakefield Middle School and asked them the question, “Should Children Get Paid to Go To School?” Here is what they have said.

The first student is Lana Harrison. Lana Harrison, an 8th grader, answered the survey as yes and no. She replied “I believe we should be paid because school is practically a job! From 8:30 to 3:15, we get educated (with some stuff that more than likely won't apply later in life).” She follows with, “However, some school is necessary (multiplying, subtracting, adding, and dividing in math, reading in ELA, some of Social Studies, and some of science).”

The second student is an anonymous student who is on team Royal. This student had the same reply as Lana did, yes and no. They replied with “I said both but the reason I think they should is because we work all day and because it's not about learning most of the time it's about keeping your grades up I feel like because everyone works on a different level.” They continue with, “And I also don't think so because we are learning and I don't know it just doesn't seem logical. (Money would be nice but it's not a right)”

The third student is Hannah Hamlett. Hannah Hamlett, a 7th-grade student on team Royal, answered yes to the question, unlike the others. She replied with “It is the same amount of work (hours) as a person with an actual job.”  She continues with “The only difference is that we don't get paid a penny, instead, we pay for the school.”

I did some research and I found that “Parents constantly hear complaints like, “I don’t want to go to school today,” or, “School is useless, I get nothing out of it.” I went farther down to see what they said. “Paying kids still isn’t a good idea because the pay wouldn’t be equal. It would be wrong to pay someone who slacks off the same amount as someone who works hard.” said Nonnewaug freshman Alexa Celello.

In conclusion, this shows that either side is very valuable. So which one would you choose? Yes or No?

Work Cited:

https://nhschiefadvocate.org/2021/10/should-students-get-paid-for-being-in-school/