We used to get $1 for an A and 50 cents for a B, but only if the card was all A’s and B’s. My brother did it first, in Jr High and had only 7 classes. Then I did it while still in elementary school where you get about 20 different grades. I was in greedy heaven until my dad consolidated the 20 down to 7 just to be fair to my brother. I stopped trying after that. It sucks being the middle child…..
I paid my children for good marks. I wanted them to see the connection between good grades and higher earnings. (They also got plenty of encouragement for learning for it’s own sake.) Some teachers disagree with monetary rewards for good grades — yet they all expect to be paid for teaching those same classes. Post-secondary students work for good grades, to qualify for scholarships. Why not start earlier?
Wow, I cannot believe people pay their kids to get good grades…….they should be getting good grades with out being bribed
Good grades do not always equates to higher earnings
look at all the college grads who can’t find jobs in their “field” and end up working at Target, Starbucks, Walmart
I know several very intelligent kids with a 4 or 5 yr college degree and are not working in their chosen field because there are no jobs
Even if they find a job in their field, many are entry level
One kid moved to big city hoping for more job opportunities, she worked at Starbucks for over 3 years before getting a job in her field.
College is so expensive these days, I think paying kids for good grades is giving them a false sense of what the work world is like when they graduate….they are gonna be really disappointed to think they are gonna start out making $60,000+ a year and are offered $20,000 to 30,000 and then if they do not prove themselves to be a good employee, they are out the door, 100’s of other people waiting for that job
Don’t screw off in class or blow class off – you go to school to learn and should do the best to your ability
Bill The Nuke over 9 years ago
$20? How many classes did he take?
QuietStorm27 over 9 years ago
I think I can guess what his grade in math is.
Dani Rice over 9 years ago
At that rate, I’d have owed my parents money!
JanLC over 9 years ago
We used to get $1 for an A and 50 cents for a B, but only if the card was all A’s and B’s. My brother did it first, in Jr High and had only 7 classes. Then I did it while still in elementary school where you get about 20 different grades. I was in greedy heaven until my dad consolidated the 20 down to 7 just to be fair to my brother. I stopped trying after that. It sucks being the middle child…..
IQTech61 over 9 years ago
I remember what I got for my report card with A’s and a few B’s.
“Good. Could be better.”
deek1990 over 9 years ago
I remember getting 96% average and my mother said 100% would be better. I stopped trying after that.
Ink blot Premium Member over 9 years ago
I paid my children for good marks. I wanted them to see the connection between good grades and higher earnings. (They also got plenty of encouragement for learning for it’s own sake.) Some teachers disagree with monetary rewards for good grades — yet they all expect to be paid for teaching those same classes. Post-secondary students work for good grades, to qualify for scholarships. Why not start earlier?
Mary McNeil Premium Member over 9 years ago
How many subjects does that kid get a grade in?
m b over 9 years ago
Wow, I cannot believe people pay their kids to get good grades…….they should be getting good grades with out being bribed
Good grades do not always equates to higher earnings
look at all the college grads who can’t find jobs in their “field” and end up working at Target, Starbucks, Walmart
I know several very intelligent kids with a 4 or 5 yr college degree and are not working in their chosen field because there are no jobs
Even if they find a job in their field, many are entry level
One kid moved to big city hoping for more job opportunities, she worked at Starbucks for over 3 years before getting a job in her field.
College is so expensive these days, I think paying kids for good grades is giving them a false sense of what the work world is like when they graduate….they are gonna be really disappointed to think they are gonna start out making $60,000+ a year and are offered $20,000 to 30,000 and then if they do not prove themselves to be a good employee, they are out the door, 100’s of other people waiting for that job
Don’t screw off in class or blow class off – you go to school to learn and should do the best to your ability