Many schools now offer bonus points on tests and final averages to students who participate in charity drives and other organizations. Many teachers believe that offering bonus points to students will encourage them to participate in a good cause and provide them with the opportunity to raise their grades. However, many parents believe that this sends a morally wrong message. This is due to the fact that students would only be raising money for charities in order to improve their grades- not to support the charity. As a whole, teachers should not rewards students with bonus points for donating to charity because it sends a morally wrong message and takes away the meaning of giving/ reaching out to others.
When teachers encourage students to support charities by rewarding them with bonus points, they are sending morally wrong messages to their students. Even though students may be benefitting charities, they do not truly understand the significance of contributing to a charity. Students are only motivated to help charities in order to boost their grades- they are not donating out of the kindness of their hearts. There is something significant about donating to a charity, without receiving recognition or rewards. When a person donates to a charity, he/ she is doing so because he/ she truly supports this cause and wants to support it. This individual feels compelled to donate, and truly wants to make an impact in the world. When students donate to charities in order to receive points, the meaning and sacrifice that it might take to donate money or items is taken away from charities. Students may not be as likely to donate to charities later on in life if there is no "reward" for them. They may not understand the concept behind donating, and truly supporting a cause.
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