Comments on: Paying for grades

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:01:55 +0000

I remember earning money for good grades. I liked to be able to buy candy, barbies, and other toys that my parents didn’t buy. Receiving perks for making good grades gave me the extra incentive for working harder. But what if there are parents who can’t afford to pay for their kids for making good grades? What are other alternatives?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:46 +0000

I do not pay for grades. We try and teach responsibility to our children and one of them is to try their best in school. Sometimes a ‘B’ is their best and other times an ‘A’ is their best. When a large project is accomplished with a good grade we make sure they know we are proud of them for doing their best.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:11:45 +0000

I definitely think that paying for grades works for children at a small age. I have a 6 year old who looks forward to getting good grades and great weekly reports in order to collect a few dollars each week and a nice toy when report cards come in.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:39:24 +0000

I have tried this with my youngest daughter. Needless to say it only worked for a short time. Reason being, she took advantage of it and wouldn’t work on her grades unless she received a payoff.

So what I did was take the incentive back and simply told her that she needs to keep her grades up or she will loose her favorite internet game. She is a stubborn one and has tested me well on this. But found out that yes, mom has and will take her game away.

By: Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:29:11 +0000

I wish my parents had paid me for good grades! Having said that i do always buy my daughter a present when she gets her school report if it’s a good one. I am not sure that paying cash for good grades is a good idea kids should want to get straight A’s rather than be bribed .

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:12:07 +0000

I think paying for grades works. My child is responsible for buying his own toys, so he likes the rare opportunity to make a little extra money. He’s very motivated by it.

By: Kathy Forcey

Kathy Forcey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:59:08 +0000

Paying for grades sounds like a slippery slope to me, so how do you stop it from escalating out of control.

A 12 year old may be excited over getting $2 for each A grade, but my 16 year old would laugh and offer to pay me that for not having to worry about grades.

So how much is enough of a reward without being too much and how do you deal with different age groups.