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Money for good grades
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Capital (Annapolis)
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October 21, 2004
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Is it OK to reward good grades with cash?
Of the more than 47,000 people who responded to that question
recently on FamilyEducation.com, almost three out of five said that
"yes, money is a good incentive."
Not surprisingly, kids tend to agree. A 2001 survey by Public
Agenda, a nonpartisan opinion research group, found that 62 percent
of sixth- through 12th-graders said getting paid for better grades
would motivate them "a lot."
Still, giving a child money for good grades is controversial.
Some experts say that cash-for-grades arrangements are nothing
more than bribes, and that the satisfaction of a job well done should
be its own reward.
Others maintain that adults don't work for free, so ...
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