Long ago, when a drug store was a place to get prescriptions or sodas, one local drug store gave an ice cream cone for each “A”. Each time report cards came out my sister and I would treat the whole family (that was 9 ice cream cones)., and usually some A’s left over.
Sister and I was never paid by our parents for grades, not necessarily A’s, though a used to be theme park would reward all students showing report cards with rewards on rides minus gocarts. 20 or more years ago theme park closed not due to rewarding students, lack of revenue. Hubby and I never reward our children for good grades we tell them great job learning. Oh that theme park deterrated badly.
Never got paid for high grades, but I got it for low grades.
@Susan Newman: It’s the challenge of getting to the top of the shed that draws kids to do that (I’m speaking from experience, and never have I broke arm nor neck doing it).
paha_siga over 10 years ago
And I guess that’s why the big bucks are paid only to the kids that will still end up broke. My children get no money for their grades. ;)
JayBluE over 10 years ago
I just love the way that Joe and Ruthie show care for one another, as demonstrated by the “simple” act of him helping her up…..
EarlP2 over 10 years ago
Long ago, when a drug store was a place to get prescriptions or sodas, one local drug store gave an ice cream cone for each “A”. Each time report cards came out my sister and I would treat the whole family (that was 9 ice cream cones)., and usually some A’s left over.
kab2rb over 10 years ago
Sister and I was never paid by our parents for grades, not necessarily A’s, though a used to be theme park would reward all students showing report cards with rewards on rides minus gocarts. 20 or more years ago theme park closed not due to rewarding students, lack of revenue. Hubby and I never reward our children for good grades we tell them great job learning. Oh that theme park deterrated badly.
Stellagal over 10 years ago
Never got paid for high grades, but I got it for low grades.
@Susan Newman: It’s the challenge of getting to the top of the shed that draws kids to do that (I’m speaking from experience, and never have I broke arm nor neck doing it).