I disagree with the idea of giving monetary incentives to KP2 in order to encourage them to get better grades. From my perspective, the reasons why i am against the idea is, firstly, money cannot buy knowledge. We could find another initiative to help students obtaining a good grades such as by giving counseling and by suspending their loan as for punishment.
Money can't buy everything. Yes, we can get a college degree with money but not knowledge. In order to learn, we have to read and study. We have to put some effort if we want to learn. Then we will know what we really learn rather than studying for some rewards and ended up knowing nothing just because we do things that we don't want to do. Believe me, money is not always the best choice to motivate people. It is not a good way to encourage youngsters. In fact, money sometimes can be dangerous especially for students.
Sometimes students find themselves not interested in their studies, and start to take it for granted. They play a lot, skip classes, ignoring homeworks, wasting time on miscellaneous unimportant things like going on line for 24 hours! College should create a plan or maybe a camp for these students. What i meant here is a camp that would improve oneselves. An example is Kem Jati Diri where students are exposed to the importance of education and to help students to find their own strength and improve the level of confidence.
The right way to push those KP2 students is by suspending their loan until they get better grades. This has been done by MARA for students who failed to get CGPA higher than 2.00 for two semesters. By doing this, students will be more responsible towards their own life. They will be more appreciative, and willing to change for their own benefits.
Thus, if we are about to give money for failing students without knowing the consequences, think twice. We would not want students to attend lectures, taking examination papers, and perform better for the sake of money.
Money can't buy everything. Yes, we can get a college degree with money but not knowledge. In order to learn, we have to read and study. We have to put some effort if we want to learn. Then we will know what we really learn rather than studying for some rewards and ended up knowing nothing just because we do things that we don't want to do. Believe me, money is not always the best choice to motivate people. It is not a good way to encourage youngsters. In fact, money sometimes can be dangerous especially for students.
Sometimes students find themselves not interested in their studies, and start to take it for granted. They play a lot, skip classes, ignoring homeworks, wasting time on miscellaneous unimportant things like going on line for 24 hours! College should create a plan or maybe a camp for these students. What i meant here is a camp that would improve oneselves. An example is Kem Jati Diri where students are exposed to the importance of education and to help students to find their own strength and improve the level of confidence.
The right way to push those KP2 students is by suspending their loan until they get better grades. This has been done by MARA for students who failed to get CGPA higher than 2.00 for two semesters. By doing this, students will be more responsible towards their own life. They will be more appreciative, and willing to change for their own benefits.
Thus, if we are about to give money for failing students without knowing the consequences, think twice. We would not want students to attend lectures, taking examination papers, and perform better for the sake of money.
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