Money = Good Grades? Options

[JlIaTMK]

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?

Please share your opinions.

[fameONE]

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."

[*mipadi*]

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?

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.

[*basick*]

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.

What grades you get don't determine what kind of person you are. It's the same thing with work, people work for money. I don't get paid for good grades, but if the parents have enough money to spare than I don't see why it is a bad idea.

It's comparable to hiring a tutor. You spend money to help your child get better grades.

[*mipadi*]

What grades you get don't determine what kind of person you are. It's the same thing with work, people work for money.

I don't see the connection. First of all, I never said that grades determined what kind of person a particular individual is; I never even alluded to that. I said that a person should want to work for something out for reasons other than compensation. A person doesn't have to get straight A's, because it's how hard he tries that counts; but a person should want to try hard because he should do his best, not because he knows he will be compensated for getting good grades. Often times in life, the most worthwhile things are not rewarded, but they should still be done.

As for work, people work because yes, to survive, they need compensation. However, that's not to say that one should work only for money, or seek to a career simply to make the most amount of money possible.