Charity in Schools
Charity In Schools My high school just recently did a canned food drive, along with a clothing drive to help people in need over the holidays. Though it is great that my school wants to help and give back, they are promoting it in the wrong way by rewarding students who donate. They are giving rewards to which ever class gives the most; this is not the definition of the word “charity” and is not how it is supposed to work. The administration is promoting the next generation to be greedy because you know as well as I do, that more than half of the students are doing it to get something in return such as: extra credit, a food party, a gift card, etc. which is not what charity is about. Charity is giving and not wanting or expecting anything in return; the people who really do charity give out of the kindness of their hearts. I’m sure we all remember having those teachers in elementary and junior high school who asked for tissues or hand sanitizers in return for a better grade, but why should the kids who have extra money to spend on tissues get the better grade than the kids whose parents can barely provide for their family which makes them suffer and don’t get those extra points. Grades are earned based on academic standards not on how much money or how many extra clothes you have. Some teachers or students argue that giving those incentives do raise the amount given to the people in need by a lot, which is true, but it’s the morals we’re teaching the kids that are going to result in a greedy next generation. We’re making them think that every time they give back they should get something for it; we aren’t teaching them how to give out of the kindness of their hearts.