Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?
Quote:
If it worked it'd be cheaper than welfare and better for the economy. |
Gimme 60 bucks and I'll answer this question.
|
Some parents give their kids an allowance and withhold it if they get out of line. I wasn't one of those kids but we got things like horses and goats. Horses,NICE....the goat,,,not so much.
|
Heh, my kids only get goats. :)
|
Worse, his goats only get kids. :D
|
Well, it does kind of seem strange that we, as adults, expect to be rewarded for our efforts, but we expect kids to just do it for love of doing it.
They grow up in a world where people are financially compensated for their time and efforts, but their own efforts are expected to be given freely. |
Quote:
It's actually a nicely self-selecting group: the parents who don't want their kids to participate in such a bribery program are the parents who are already going to be doing a better job of raising their kids. The parents who think it's a great idea for their kid are the ones who aren't going to be doing a great job anyway, so for those kids it might very well be the most effective option. |
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Quote:
This goat produced nothing but mayhem.He was white skinny and liked to knock us down and eat our hair.I don't think my dad liked running outside to save his kids (young at the time )from the man eating goat so the goat got sold. Well he disappeared anyway.:unsure: All the animals did after awhile until only the horses were left and we were old enough to take care of them ourselves by then and we never minded not getting an allowance or paid. Quote:
|
I don't see a problem with it.
We wanted our oldest to start to read more and so we offered her a nickle for each book she read. She started to really read a ton. So we had to go to a nickle for each three books, then it went to a quarter for 5 books. Eventually she just wanted to read. The money stopped but she never stopped reading. By the time we was tested in HS she was reading at the grade level of a kid in there second year of college. So it worked for that kid. It did not however work for the other two kids. They never wanted to do it, and still do not like to read to this day. The second one who is in college now is figuring out the hard way that he will not pass if he does not read more, a bit late but he is figuring it out. Different things motivates different kids differently, even in the same family. |
Bah, they all need a good caning, the snot nosed whippersnappers.
|
Quote:
My mom did teach me to love learning. We actually talked about that today, my mom and older brother and I. She said "aren't you glad I wanted you to THINK?" My brother and I agreed that a free exchange of thought and ideas is learning, and its own reward. They didn't have to bribe me to do well. I was happy with the results, and bolstered by the look of pride on my parents' faces when I succeeded. Now, the looks on their faces when I fucked up? That's another thread! :) edit: my older brother is quite the conservative, and, well, you know me. |
Addendum, just thoughts:
As kids, learning things was coming at full force. There was always something happening that was new. As adults, we seek learning. We've seen a lot, we've been through a lot. Yet we still crave new knowledge. We take classes or read something or google something or try a new hobby or engage in conversation at a place such as the Cellar. |
Great points Shaw, but I'm not convinced that its even many - certainly isn't most. Absolutely some though.
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:25 AM. |
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.