Graduation day is always a memorable moment – weather it’s from middle school, high school or university. One gets to wear a robe, get a diploma while being applauded, take pictures with the extended family, receive presents and usually there is cake as well. It’s always a celebration of achievement that makes all the time spent studying, all the quizzes and tests and all the big projects worthwhile.
It can be argued that studying should not be done in order to get to throw a hat in the air and have a party but to better oneself and ensure a well-provided future. That’s the rational way to see it. Yet decision making is not rational and human motivation is a wondrous thing. Getting a person to study, whether it’s a child, a teenager or an adult requires a lot more that the logical explanation of why they should do it. It takes a lot of skillfully designed incentives.
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