First, the purpose of learning is to achieve results, not the purpose of mechanical learning in class. Instead of going to the classroom and sitting in the classroom every day to listen to the teacher's lecture, we should learn the knowledge in our own head and finish our studies is the ultimate goal. In our life, we will meet classmates who have advanced placement. It's impossible for them to get the attendance award, because they won't finish all the classes in a grade, but they have already completed the learning purpose of a grade.
Second, attendance awards will induce students to make wrong judgments about their environment. Yantai, a child who braved the heavy snow to go to class, actually didn't need to do that, because his purpose was to win the attendance award, not to increase his own value. But because of the attendance award, the child braved the heavy snow and did something worthless for his growth. This kind of education is misleading.
Due diligence should not be regarded as a virtue. It is students' duty to attend classes on time, and it is also their duty to master what they should learn. Rewards should be given to those who have a good grasp of knowledge, instead of abandoning the real role of the school itself and only requiring attendance to be completed. The purpose of the school is not to let students get to school on time, but to let students master the knowledge they should have.