Cash Rewards for Good Grades?

[Capetan Mihali]

No, internalized guilt was enough to make me dread getting less than perfect grades, as I did in my STEM ( ) classes.

I did get Lotto tickets for being good during my excruciating dental procedures, though.

[merithyn]

Never got anything for good grades (given how poor we were, that's probably not a surprise), and I never gave anything for good grades.

That being said, my ex has told Riley that if she maintains straight-A's all through high school, he'll buy her the car of her choice. Probably not the smartest move on his part, since she's always gotten straight-A's so it's not much of a struggle for her, and right now she's eyeing a 1977 red Ferrari.

[viper37]

Did you get them?

Do you give them now if you're a parent?

Do you think they're a good idea?

My friends were receiving money every time they had 60+.  I suggested my parents did the same, but they disagreed

[Ed Anger]

Never got anything for good grades (given how poor we were, that's probably not a surprise), and I never gave anything for good grades.

That being said, my ex has told Riley that if she maintains straight-A's all through high school, he'll buy her the car of her choice. Probably not the smartest move on his part, since she's always gotten straight-A's so it's not much of a struggle for her, and right now she's eyeing a 1977 red Ferrari.

Notify that girl of the Bugatti Veyron. List price? Around 2.5 million.

[mongers]

Never got anything for good grades (given how poor we were, that's probably not a surprise), and I never gave anything for good grades.

That being said, my ex has told Riley that if she maintains straight-A's all through high school, he'll buy her the car of her choice. Probably not the smartest move on his part, since she's always gotten straight-A's so it's not much of a struggle for her, and right now she's eyeing a 1977 red Ferrari.

I think he's planning on teaching her a valuable life lesson, people are invariable not as good as their word and are a general let-down.   

[Ideologue]

I would give a child $1000 for each A in math, science, technology, and foreign language classes.  A's in English and history would involve a sober discussion after dinner.

[garbon]

Why would your American child need to know a foreign language?

[CountDeMoney]

They tried everything;  cash, pain compliance, let-him-do-it, etc.

The only thing that ever really worked was around Xmas in 9th grade;  Dad ordered a game from Avalon Hill for Xmas, and decided to order a copy of Avalon Hill's Third Reich as well--to be used as a "reward" for good grades at the end of the year, and it sat on a shelf in the dining room from January to May.

So there it sat, for 5 agonizingly long months, staring at me through its shrinkwrap.  I think I memorized the text on the back of the box.  But I got straight Bs the rest of the way, and that was enough.

[MadImmortalMan]

My mom is a teacher, so she knew grades were mostly bullshit.

[CountDeMoney]

I got nothing for getting good grades-- just punishment for getting bad grades.

Funny how parents tend to adhere to that philosophy.  Like I was "expected" to get good grades.
Goddammit, there was no way I was going to do good in school, simply because everybody expected me to.
But in the end, I won and showed them all--demanding parents and all those fascist teachers--by doing exactly jack shit and not amounting to anything in life. 

[mongers]

I got nothing for getting good grades-- just punishment for getting bad grades.

Funny how parents tend to adhere to that philosophy.  Like I was "expected" to get good grades.
Goddammit, there was no way I was going to do good in school, simply because everybody expected me to.
But in the end, I won and showed them all--demanding parents and all those fascist teachers--by doing exactly jack shit and not amounting to anything in life. 

My friend, this is bullshit of a high order; a life can be redeemed by just one right act, though you might not realise it at the time; some of the people who peddle the 'amounting to something in life' are cowards, who lack the imagination to do anything out of the norm, the norm set by similar dullards who went before them. 

[Razgovory]

I received no won for my grades.

[Josquius]

I never got them though I heard of some kids who did, which annoyed me to no end- I usually got decent grades but no reward, the one time he actually pulls something off he recieved £20. Travesty.

[viper37]

Why would your American child need to know a foreign language?

why does one need history or philosophy at all?

[Fate]

Didn't really get money for grades per se. But my parents would basically buy any computer game I wanted with the implicit understanding that the gravy train was dependent upon doing well academically.