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Money = Good Grades?
JlIaTMK
post Jun 11 2005, 03:53 PM
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Hm, so about a week ago in my second hour class, there was this boy talking about how he receives money for getting all B's in school. He also mentioned that he gets 10 dollars for each b he received and that if he received an a, he would get 20 dollars for that one grade.
Now, seriously, parents have to bribe their kids nowadays to get them to get b's and a's in school?
How piteous is this?

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post Jun 12 2005, 10:15 AM
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If the parents have moeny to spare then by all means they should do it. I believe that its a wonderful motivator to succeed in life. If you're promised a handsome bit of cash every six weeks just for good grades, then why would you intentionally become complacent and not take advantage of the opportunity?

I've been working since I was 15 years old. Actually, I've been working more than most kids at that age should while going to school and being involved in countless clubs and orgnizations. My parents never rewarded me for good grades. At times they could have, but, for the most part, they didn't. My monetary motivation was getting into a good school, qualifying for scholarships that had nothing to do with my race, doing well in college and graduating to lead a successful life.

My parents are forcing me to 'go on a leave of absence' from my job so I can focus on school during the first semester. With this, anything that can't be taken care of on campus through my general tuition, they will pay. No, I didn't get 200 dollars for straight As. But thats ok, my parents are going to have my back for a few semester so I don't epitomize the "broke college student."
 
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post Jun 12 2005, 06:00 PM
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QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 12 2005, 11:15 AM)
If the parents have moeny to spare then by all means they should do it.  I believe that its a wonderful motivator to succeed in life. If you're promised a handsome bit of cash every six weeks just for good grades, then why would you intentionally become complacent and not take advantage of the opportunity?
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The problem with that, is that it reinforces the attitude that a person should only do something good because they will get a reward for doing so (especially a monetary reward). It weakens the idea that sometimes you should just do something good because it's the right thing to do, even though you might not get rewarded. It makes people selfish, rather than selfless.
 

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JlIaTMK   Money = Good Grades?   Jun 11 2005, 03:53 PM
sadolakced acid   i wish my parents did that. 140 bucks 4 times a...   Jun 11 2005, 03:56 PM
mona lisa   I think it's stupid. Of course, I'd love t...   Jun 11 2005, 03:59 PM
DisneyPrincessKate   My parents stopped getting me stuff for grades whe...   Jun 11 2005, 04:00 PM
ghetosmurph   QUOTE(DisneyPrincessKate @ Jun 11 2005, 4:00 ...   Jun 11 2005, 08:25 PM
JlIaTMK   Eh, I don't know. I mean, it may help them to...   Jun 11 2005, 04:00 PM
Szeh   My mother does the same, but fewer amounts of mone...   Jun 11 2005, 04:01 PM
jnukes   QUOTE(JAMx33 @ Jun 11 2005, 1:01 PM)I think i...   Jun 12 2005, 11:23 PM
JlIaTMK   Eh, the thing is that it doesn't really teach ...   Jun 11 2005, 04:03 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(JlIaTMK @ Jun 11 2005, 4:03 PM)Eh, the ...   Jun 12 2005, 12:00 AM
Frankie   not only is is stupid but also very sad. kids can...   Jun 11 2005, 08:52 PM
Spirited Away   My parents never had that kind of money to spare. ...   Jun 11 2005, 10:18 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   I dont think parent should give out money to their...   Jun 11 2005, 11:56 PM
BrandonSaunders   If the parents have moeny to spare then by all mea...   Jun 12 2005, 10:15 AM
mipadi   QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 12 2005, 11:15 AM...   Jun 12 2005, 06:00 PM
basick   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 12 2005, 3:00 PM)The probl...   Jun 12 2005, 09:04 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(basick @ Jun 12 2005, 10:04 PM)What gra...   Jun 12 2005, 09:08 PM
basick   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 12 2005, 6:08 PM)I don...   Jun 12 2005, 09:11 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 12 2005, 10:15 AM...   Jun 13 2005, 01:12 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 13 2005, 12:12 PM)I...   Jun 13 2005, 01:24 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 13 2005, 1:24 PM)...   Jun 13 2005, 06:34 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 13 2005, 5:34 PM)Fi...   Jun 13 2005, 07:41 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 13 2005, 8:41 PM)...   Jun 13 2005, 08:30 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 13 2005, 7:30 PM)Who said ...   Jun 13 2005, 08:39 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(BrandonSaunders @ Jun 13 2005, 9:39 PM)...   Jun 13 2005, 08:57 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 13 2005, 7:57 PM)I think y...   Jun 14 2005, 10:52 AM
sadolakced acid   welcome to real life. if you do a better job in r...   Jun 12 2005, 09:19 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jun 12 2005, 8:19 PM)...   Jun 12 2005, 10:34 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jun 12 2005, 10:19 PM...   Jun 13 2005, 12:13 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 13 2005, 12:13 AM)Is that ...   Jun 13 2005, 10:16 AM
mipadi   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jun 13 2005, 11:16 AM...   Jun 13 2005, 03:03 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 13 2005, 3:03 PM)So you...   Jun 13 2005, 06:49 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jun 13 2005, 7:49 PM)...   Jun 13 2005, 06:53 PM
MyVermilionPlague   I don't think it's the best way to go. Sur...   Jun 13 2005, 12:35 AM
iheartsimba   Well..if that's what you have to do to motivat...   Jun 13 2005, 10:20 AM
chaneun   Eh, not really. I never get paid or get any gift ...   Jun 13 2005, 01:29 PM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(chaneun @ Jun 13 2005, 12:29 PM)Eh, not...   Jun 13 2005, 01:33 PM
sadolakced acid   ehh.. it's like gambleing... (this was a rea...   Jun 13 2005, 09:21 PM
mipadi   I suppose it doesn't work in all cases, but it...   Jun 14 2005, 10:55 AM
BrandonSaunders   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 14 2005, 9:55 AM)I suppose...   Jun 14 2005, 11:05 AM
mipadi   In terms of getting good grades? I was always moti...   Jun 14 2005, 12:12 PM
gOODpIRATE   i think that it's perfectly fine. if that...   Jun 14 2005, 06:51 PM
waitwaitwait   You're only saying it's stupid because you...   Jun 15 2005, 10:41 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(waitwaitwait @ Jun 15 2005, 10:41 PM)Yo...   Jun 15 2005, 11:57 PM
miss barnes   i think its a good thing. if getting money motivat...   Jun 16 2005, 12:59 AM
Kristinaa   Heh. My friends parents bribed her saying if she g...   Jun 16 2005, 10:54 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(sprinkle-the-stars @ Jun 16 2...   Jun 19 2005, 10:54 PM
nerdxcore   i used to be paid for my grades. except it was 5 d...   Jun 19 2005, 09:59 PM
Kristinaa   QUOTEyou say bribery and blackmail like they'r...   Jun 21 2005, 03:02 PM
ladystarr   I was never given money for my good grades like fo...   Jun 21 2005, 04:11 PM
darinmoore   I got paid for my report cards whenever I recieved...   Jun 21 2005, 05:48 PM
ROARxD   thats stupid dudeee; i cant even get 5 dollars for...   Jun 21 2005, 05:52 PM
smile4me   i dont necessarily see it as a bribe. more as a re...   Jun 22 2005, 10:20 PM
mocassinsx29   I guess his parents cared about his future more th...   Jun 24 2005, 04:49 PM
xsweetxcandyx   its not bribing its just a reward for doing well ...   Jun 24 2005, 05:23 PM
Kenado   I get all A's and I get absolutely nothing   Jun 30 2005, 05:21 PM
insomniac   i think its bad because its kinda like parents are...   Jun 30 2005, 05:38 PM


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