Monetary "reward" for grades

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is making me ill. There are scores of studies that discuss what a bad idea this is.

Merit based scholarships shouldn't exist either.

If you don;t know the difference, then don't comment on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my kids get straight As, their reward is getting straight As. It's their own achievement, and as such, getting the grades is its own reward. If I reward them for it, it takes the ownership of the achievement away from them.

This is why I will never reward them for an accomplishment they have earned.

Boom, a parent who gets it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If my kids get straight As, their reward is getting straight As. It's their own achievement, and as such, getting the grades is its own reward. If I reward them for it, it takes the ownership of the achievement away from them.

This is why I will never reward them for an accomplishment they have earned.

Boom, a parent who gets it.

Do you receive a bonus at work for a job well done? You're expected to do your job but if you are going above and beyond, you earned that bonus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is making me ill. There are scores of studies that discuss what a bad idea this is.

Merit based scholarships shouldn't exist either.

If you don;t know the difference, then don't comment on it.

You, on the other hand, comment away as a you like random studies.