Question

Our educational system is reducing the intrinsic motivation to learn and replacing it with extrinsic motivation. Make an argument for or against the statement above using examples from theories learned in class and your everyday experience to support your argument.

Answer 1

"Our educational system is reducing the intrinsic motivation to learn and replacing it with extrinsic motivation".

An argument for/ in fabour of the statement-

Yes, i feel that the above mentioned statement is true and this is because of the following reasons-

1- We are living in a so called developed world wherein tangible facets are given too much of importance.

2- Further, we tend to neglect, rather avoid the intangible facets allied with human existence because of the influence of tangibility.

3- The thirst after the materislistic and worldly pleasures which are basically perishable is the very first feature of the contemporary educational system.

4- The educational institutes focus on the industrial aspects and attempt to mould students in the manner of the industry requirements.

5- Therefore, the target/ competition oriented extrinsic motivational ways are being used and have become popular.

6- Cash, prizes, perks, recognition, an internship with fabulous stipend, promise of a job with handsome salary, including name of the student who performed well on the college website or in the magazines/ surveys etc are the extrinsic ways being used by educational institutions.

7- But, these cannot motibvate a person holistically and its effect shades away withing a small time.

8- On other hand, if students are motivated intrinsically, it will prove to be comparatively longer.

9- Intrinsic motivation will lead students to real, unique work satisfaction and make them more experimentative, innovative and creative.

10- The outcomes accomplished on the basis of intrinsic motivational facets tend to be perennial.