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.
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