Some people say that schools should reward students who show the best academic results, while others believe that it is more important to reward students who show improvements. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Rewarding

pupils

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is a vital component of a successful education system. Recently, which

students

are rewarded has become a controversial topic. Whereas some citizens are of the view that it should be based on academic results, others, including me, opine it should depend on the academic progress of the

student

because

this

possibly enhances his future prospects and personality. On the one hand, motivating

students

is the principal reason why some people favour rewarding a

student

who achieves the highest score.

This

approach incentivizes the best

students

to be more dedicated and to engage in their lessons. Advocates of

this

approach are keen to mention the Nobel prize as an authentic example, as the nominees and winners of

this

prize are usually individuals who make the most influential contributions in their field. Not only does

this

prize motivate them to offer more positive contributions, but it

also

encourages many of these winners’ colleagues to work and achieve breakthroughs. As

this

example makes clear, if we

reward

the highest achievers,

this

would possibly make them strive to be even more successful and motivate their peers to pursue academic success.

On the other hand

, I would side with those who contend that

reward

should be based on the pupil’s academic progress.

Firstly

,

this

possibly reinforces a

student’s

self-esteem since he realizes that his effort will probably enable him to achieve several targets. The likelihood of following a progression-based

reward

method is the building of a healthy personality in a

student

. An additional positive of

this

reward

system is enhancing a

student’s

future prospects. Many

students

find studying is boring and by offering them continuous support and

reward

they are more likely to be attracted to their lessons.

This

is illustrated by the findings of a pedagogy study conducted by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in August 2020, which emphasized that, in Saudi governmental schools, changing to a progress-led

reward

system in which the most improved rather than the highest-achieving

students

were decorated, resulted in a 92% improvement in pupil retention between 1970 and 2020.

This

shows that, if teachers show their appreciation to a

student

who made

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improvement and

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him,

this

would most likely enhance

this

student’s

academic future. To conclude, despite the importance of motivating

students

by rewarding those who get the highest marks, I believe that showing progress is a prerequisite to rewarding them because of the positive influences of

this

approach on a

student’s

personality and educational prospects.