At our house it was $10 per A, $5 per B, Nothing else as a C is expected.
Today we have one Ph.D, one Masters, one B.S., one tradesman who did not go to college, and a third year at Texas A&M on the Dean's list.
We were very financially stretched while raising five boys and sometimes coming up with that money was tough but it was earned and deserved and paid gladly. I have never been sorry we gave it.
My boys are in their 30's so adjusted for inflation I would say an A today ought to be worth $20 at least. My kids have already put the grandkids on the pay for grades plan.
when our boys were younger, we fell into the trap of discussing whether grades should be paid for or not. And then after lots of discussion with lots of people, for some reason, we decided not to. Now that our youngest is a Senior in high school, I wish we had NOT listened to those advised against paying for grades. If we had it to do all over again, I most certainly would have paid for the grades. Keith responds very well to money rewards and frankly, I am not above bribery to get the grades
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when our boys were younger, we fell into the trap of discussing whether grades should be paid for or not. And then after lots of discussion with lots of people, for some reason, we decided not to. Now that our youngest is a Senior in high school, I wish we had NOT listened to those advised against paying for grades. If we had it to do all over again, I most certainly would have paid for the grades. Keith responds very well to money rewards and frankly, I am not above bribery to get the grades
Shoot, people already do it to get visitors into church the first time. LOL
I Think it's important to discover and pursue each child's potential. While that may not always be an A, you do need to establish what is acceptable and within the child's reasonable limits. We don't pay money, but anything (exercise, test, or chapter) that is not mastered is repeated until they do get a B or above. With this knowledge going in they will generally give it a good shot up front.
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Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
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