Parenting: Money for good grades??

[Jay]

My family would have been shocked at the concept of paying the children for grades. We were expected to do the best that we could, and if we failed to do so, then we were going to have trouble. When being graded, Mom flunked everything that was less than a C. Considering that we would have then had to do all the work again, it was just easier to do our best the first time around.

After a time, we were placed in a private school for a couple of years, and when we took the placement exams, we were told to answer the questions we could, and when we could no longer give answers, to stop. I answered questions, correctly I must add, that I had never seen before. This lead to me being placed a little ahead of grade level. My youngest brother goofed off and then had to do a lot of remedial work even though we all knew that he was better than that. To this day, I do not think he has ever made that mistake again.

[BrotherEastman]

I think paying for good grades is an exceptional idea, when my child gets into school I will probably pay him for good grades.

[jfrog]

The biggest thing in school is staying ahead of the curve and once you are there it is alot easier to maintain that place than it is to get there. Anything that helps a kid get ahead of that curve will help improve their grades for a long time.

[Nitehawk013]

I was going to bet paid $5 for every A and I think a dollar for the B's. My mom was on a very tight income though. When I brought home all A's, the system was changed. LOL.

I still was paid for good grades, just not as much. Mom wasn't banking on me getting straight A's pretty much right up to my sophmore year of High School.

I will pay my boy for good grades once they start using the ABCDF grading system.

[Timmy]

I just withhold food until the grades are good enough.

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I just withhold food until the grades are good enough.

that would work especially well for teenage boys.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Margies3

that would work especially well for teenage boys.

Yep. We had four of them!

[Dalton]

Originally Posted by Timmy

I just withhold food until the grades are good enough.

If I may have everyones attention please...

I am collecting money for the "Timothy's Children" fund, any help appreciated.

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Dalton

If I may have everyones attention please...

I am collecting money for the "Timothy's Children" fund, any help appreciated.

Well, the grades have come up, so it won't be necessary.

[Titus2woman]

With five children, four of whom were gifted, paying for grades was a major expense for us. Ken (the Ph.D.) tested post high school on the Stanford in the sixth grade. Straight A report cards were common. I felt that money is a primary motivator for seekng the higher education and better employment that can affect one's entire life. I never wanted to see our boys struggle the way Don and I did with our 8th grade educations and many very hard jobs and it has has worked.

Ken's dissertation was on leadership. I am still reading it... but even I had no idea my kid was THAT smart.