Should We Give Children Material Rewards?

With the improvement of material life level, more and more parents are tending to give their children material rewards. For instance, if children get a good mark in the exam, they might get an ipad or something expensive. When it comes to this topic, different people have different views. Some people think this policy is bad for children, others hold the opposite views. I think it has advantages and disadvantages.
隨著物質生活水平的提高，越來越多的父母趨向于給他們的孩子物質獎勵。例如，如果孩子考試考得好，他們就有可能得到ipad或者一些昂貴的東西。每當說到這個話題，不同的人有不同的觀點。有人認為這種策略對孩子不好，有些人持相反觀點。我認為這個有好也有壞

In the first place, there is no doubt if parents promise child that they will get the things they want after they are doing good in the exam, children will try their best or every make a breakthrough in study. However, this reward policy might let them have a false consciousness, which the child might think if they are good at something they are certainly get rewarded. They will be frustrated when they don’t have rewards when they go to work in the future, which happens frequently.
第一，無疑如果父母承諾如果孩子在考試中做得好就會得到他們想要的東西的話，孩子就會盡最大努力甚至在學習中有突破。然而，這種獎勵機制可能會讓他們有錯誤的觀點，如果他們做好了某事，他們就必定會得到獎勵。他們也許在工作后做得好卻沒有獎勵而備受挫折，這種事經常發生。

In the second place, it is child’s obligation to have a good remark on their study, if there is a reward exists, their parents had already get them, the tuition. Child can go to school to receive education due to parents’ money, they should learn as hard as they can, but not thinking too much about the rewards. A reward could stimulate the learning desires, but material reward is not necessary, a trip to zoo, picnic, and fairground is enough for child.
第二，在學習中有個好成績是孩子的責任，如果真要說獎勵，他們的父母已經給過他們了，那就是學費。孩子能夠去學校接受教育，那是因為父母的錢，他們應該盡其所能的學習，而不是老想著得到獎勵。獎勵能激發學習欲望，但是物質獎勵就不是很必要，去動物園，野餐，游樂園對孩子來說就夠了。

All in all, parents should give children more mental rewards, instead of material rewards. Let the children know what real point of their studying is, and have a thankful heart to study hard.
總之，父母應該給孩子更多的精神獎勵而不是物質獎勵。讓孩子知道學習的真正要點是什么，懷著一顆感恩的心去努力學習。