Monetary "reward" for grades

[Anonymous]

If you reward your Middle School kids with money for good grades, how much? (Not debating whether kids SHOULD be paid for grades, just wondering what is typical.)

[Anonymous]

$5 per week for each A, $1 for each B, -$6 for any C

[Anonymous]

I asked my dad about this once.

“If you get As, I’ll feed you. Bs. I’ll consider it. Everything else, you’re on your own.”

Paid for grades. SMH

[Anonymous]

We go out for dinner at the end of the year when there was solid evidence he worked hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked my dad about this once.

“If you get As, I’ll feed you. Bs. I’ll consider it. Everything else, you’re on your own.”

Paid for grades. SMH

Funny dad.

[Anonymous]

We give only for straight As. We might have decided differently if we thought the kid wasn't capable of straight As, but in our case, 5 or 6 As would be simple, it's getting all As that seems more challenging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We give only for straight As. We might have decided differently if we thought the kid wasn't capable of straight As, but in our case, 5 or 6 As would be simple, it's getting all As that seems more challenging.

How much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We give only for straight As. We might have decided differently if we thought the kid wasn't capable of straight As, but in our case, 5 or 6 As would be simple, it's getting all As that seems more challenging.

How much?

$500 for straight As at the semester mark (nothing at quarter mark).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We go out for dinner at the end of the year when there was solid evidence he worked hard.

We do this too, but each marking period if straight-As, or if not, evidence of working butts off. DC gets to pick the restaurant.

[Anonymous]

I'm not inclined to pay for school work but if I did I'd pay for efforts not achievement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We give only for straight As. We might have decided differently if we thought the kid wasn't capable of straight As, but in our case, 5 or 6 As would be simple, it's getting all As that seems more challenging.

How much?

$500 for straight As at the semester mark (nothing at quarter mark).

Does this work? Do you let DCs spend it how they like? Do they have a PS4?

[Anonymous]

$100 for straight A's at the semester mark for 7-8th grade. Now in 9th grade, if DD gets straight A's I will give $200 per semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We give only for straight As. We might have decided differently if we thought the kid wasn't capable of straight As, but in our case, 5 or 6 As would be simple, it's getting all As that seems more challenging.

How much?

$500 for straight As at the semester mark (nothing at quarter mark).

Does this work? Do you let DCs spend it how they like? Do they have a PS4?

Hard to say if it works (don't have the counterfactual) but he's gotten straight As throughout MS. I see it more as a show of appreciation and indication of the importance of grades (also to younger sibs) than a direct motivator My guess is that it helps on the margin if a grade is close and can be brought up, but wouldn't work well if multiple grades were far off the mark.

He basically gets to spend how he likes, but must ask before spending money (this or any other money) so we have a conversation if something doesn't seem to be a good use of $$.

[Anonymous]

We check online grades at least weekly. In middle school our kids had 6 or 7 academic classes on their schedules.

$5/week/A; $3/week/B; nothing for any C, and the kids pay us back for D or lower.

[Anonymous]

I was considering doing this. Would this be in addition to allowance or replacement? Talking for a 7th grader.