I've considered doing this but have some hesitation due to the overjustification effect (psychological phenomenon where offering an external reward for an activity someone already enjoys decreases their natural, internal motivation to do it). However, with the high levels of compulsion prevalent in the current education system, there may not be much room for students to develop any internal motivation, so perhaps paying them could be a temporary, pragmatic step forward until there's a more radical change to the education system. This for instance looks p... (read more)
I've considered doing this but have some hesitation due to the overjustification effect (psychological phenomenon where offering an external reward for an activity someone already enjoys decreases their natural, internal motivation to do it). However, with the high levels of compulsion prevalent in the current education system, there may not be much room for students to develop any internal motivation, so perhaps paying them could be a temporary, pragmatic step forward until there's a more radical change to the education system. This for instance looks p... (read more)