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Would You Pay Your Kids for Good Grades?

Started by Isaak Kwok · 10 months ago

Char from Weary Parent asked “Do you reward or pay your kids for bringing home a good report card or test result?” in this post.

Well, this problem wouldn’t occur to me for quite a while as Matthew hasn’t even reach two yet. But I guess there% ... Continue reading »

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  • Karen is Thrifty

    2 years ago

    Hi Issak. Hope all is well with you.

    I'm not sure about paying kids for grades. Somehow it almost robs a child of doing something for themselves because it feels good. Paying them takes away the personal motivation. I guess I could see paying a child that really the extra encouragement or incentive. Perhaps paying a child after they've past the point of internal motivation. I didn't get any money for my grades until I was a junior or senior. It wasn't a certain amount or anything. I remember that all my grades were above a 96 and my dad gave me $20.
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  • Isaak Kwok

    2 years ago

    Hi Karen, thanks for dropping by. Everything's well.

    Yah ... my parents didn't pay me to do well in my studies. But then again, my grades weren't that fantastic for them to pay me. :) But what was, to me, most important was that my parents taught me that the 'learning to learn' portion was more important than the grades. However, they did made sure throughout my student life that I passed my exams sufficiently to get promoted to the next level and eventually to graduate.
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