Should good grades be rewarded with cash?

by Amelia Love

Several years ago, I would have written to the "No" side in this debate. I thoroughly believed that the best reward was the knowledge of a job well done. Children should be pr...read more

by Nicki Marks

I'm not a parent yet, but I see no reason why good grades in school shouldn't be rewarded with cash. This follows a reward method where children, or even teenagers starting coll...read more

by Hope Darby

Human beings are motivated by reward. In the working world, adults are motivated by cash bonuses, extra paid-vacation days, and free lunches through sales contests, quota races,...read more

by Ray Anderson

The debate will go on as long as there are students and parents and an economy based on money. Should a child be rewarded with cash for making good grades? As a child my gra...read more

by Morgan Leigh

My 9 year old son is not a bad student. Far from it, in fact. However, during the last couple of months of school, he gets a little lazy. On his last report card, he had an F...read more

by Thomas Baskin

When we as parents send our kids to school, we fully expect them to do everything that is necessary to obtain a good grade. Unfortunately that is not how the situation goes with...read more

by Magu Nguru

I remember, when I was in primary school (grade1-8) my cousin, a girl was always top in her school. This made her parents very proud and they ensured all her relatives knew abou...read more

by Lisa Fillers

Lots of praise and the payment of report card money can be a wonderful incentive to a child to earn better grades. Those who argue against it may call payment for grades a bribe...read more

by D. Anderson

School is supposed to aid our children in the real world; it gives them the knowledge and tools necessary for life after high school. The grades a child receives in school not ...read more

by Katarina Harstad

Good grades come at a price, and that price, and that price is hard work, commitment, and self discipline. If you are a parent and you find yourself lucky enough to have a child...read more

by Matthew J. Geiger

Getting children to do well in school is at the top of any concerned parent's priorities; therefore, parents are willing to try almost anything to help their children succeed. ...read more

by Luann Dawkins

I have thought long and hard on this subject. I struggled with this when my child was young and doing well in school. I ultimately decided that reward of any kind builds self ...read more

by Elizabeth Garrett-Linhart

A parent's role is to prepare children for the life in the outside world. In our capitalist society, paying children for good grades causes the children to learn more, make bet...read more

by Jeffrey Moore

The topic up for debate is "should good grades be rewarded with cash?" Well my answer, as a proud parent of three above average children, is an overwhelming YES. Why would we no...read more

by Cynthia Raecker

"Catch your children being good" A tried and true parenting method, right up there with SLPsloppy lavish praise. The dreaded report card, for many, can be a true litmus test fo...read more

by Ann Palmieri

Absolutely! Aren't you rewarded that way? I taught high school for 38 years. In those years I learned to bribe my students with candy, gifts, and other goodies; therefore I bel...read more

by Tatiana Tsyboulskaia

There are two sides to the story: there are kids who want to learn and there are kids who do it because they are given something for it. It's very complicated, as you might see ...read more

by Rhonda M.

We press our children to earn good grades. We tell them how important it is to listen and be interested in their school work. We "want" them to want to learn and do great school...read more

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by cyndihaltom52

This may sound a bit strange to some of you but I couldn't find an answer for this question that satisfied me so I said yes. I have taught my children that their first only tru...read more

by Mikel Shane

I hear a lot of controversy about parents offering cash rewards to their children for getting good grades. It is thought to establish a sense of pressure or expectation. It is...read more