Should children be paid for getting good grades in school?

instead of giving cash in hands of students it can be rewarded in the form of points which may be redeemed in next session in form of relief in fees...thts a better idea i think n it will surely motivate students to work hard...giving money can make them greedy dear!!! thts wht i think!!!

My son does not get paid for good grades. He does not get grounded for good grades. If he brings home bad grades he gets grounded from the things he finds the most fun. It seems to work.

I recently read an article about a city that was paying seniors in HS for attending and making good grades.. At first this did sound silly to me until I read more about it. I guess in this one district (a district filled with poverty) There were a lot of kids that had to leave school or were failing in school because of the time they needed to take jobs.. They had to work to help thier family survive. It's pretty sad to me that the one way to break out of the cycle of poverty is through a good education, but the poverty itself holds these kids back from getting that education in so many ways.. The more I read about the wonderful things this program was doing..The more I felt it was a good thing.. So I guess it depends on the situation..

Hello! I always encourage my children by rewarding them according to their merit in the exams.That really boost their morale and study deeply to do even better in the next exams.But the reward must be a judicious one so that that will have no adverse effect on his career.thanx.This I have experimented with my grand son who is doing fine in his school exams.thanx.

Well it is very dependent on the overall situation - how well-off the family is, how spoiled the kids are, and their environment. For our kids, (we're a lower middle-class working family) we just started a monetary program with the two middle-schoolers. One is an average student and the other is a potential straight A student. They both hate homework. In order to motivate them to work harder my husband offered them $2 for every A they get on a test or on their report card. This has had noticeable effects already. We do have a clause however, that if they get a bad grade (D or lower) - it nullifies one of their good grades and they do not get paid for that one.

no.. they need to lern that life is more importent then money.. however they should get something for thier hard work.. like say a trip to the park or even a good word might help... remmber!