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Re: Parenting: Money for good grades??
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Originally Posted by 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.  |
Good for you and your husband, you obviously did something very right!!!! 
We always paid our kids for A's and B's.......just like you, we never paid for C's. I think it's a great concept to prepare them for life. I get a bonus on my job if I get an A rating for performance, which is over and above my regular salary - why not do the same thing for our kids?
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