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Money for good grades

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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