Quote by S. I. Hayakawa

If everybody is rewarded just for being alive, you get the same sort of effect as you do when you reward every student just for being enrolled. You destroy not only education, you destroy society by giving A's to everyone. This is a philosophical consideration that bothers me very much as I sit in the United States Senate and see the great budget allocations going through.

If everybody is rewarded just for being alive, you get the s

Summary

This quote suggests that rewarding individuals solely for their existence, without considering their actual achievements or contributions, can have detrimental effects on both education and society as a whole. The speaker argues that if everyone is rewarded regardless of effort or merit, it devalues the essence of education and undermines societal progress. With frustration over excessive budget allocations in government, the quote raises concerns about the harmful consequences of an overly lenient and undiscriminating reward system.

By S. I. Hayakawa

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