http://queenunique.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/green-for-grades-bribery-or-reward/ Thoughts, Poetry, Opinions & more from Queen Unique (Mom, Artist, Poet, Author, Radio Hostess, Blogger & more!) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:10:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://queenunique.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/green-for-grades-bribery-or-reward/#comment-52 Monica Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:06:23 +0000 http://queenunique.wordpress.com/?p=361#comment-52 Tough call. Going to school, as I tell my kids, is their job so I can see why paying them would make sense. Plus, they have to study in order to get the big money so they don't lose when it comes to their education. Yet by doing this, how do we teach the idea of success being it's own reward? When everything have a monetary value, how do they learn what to truly value? Money is not the root of all evil, love of money is. So does this further that "love" and make things difficult in the future? I just don't know. I know I give my oldest child (a 3rd grader) an allowance and behavior, including that at school, depicts if I deduct or not. My husband rewards him with DS games or other things he wants when he does well. Our kindergartener daughter doesn't make that connection right now, but when she does well, we are simply more open to doing something that they want. I suppose one way or the other, kids are paid. Tough call. Going to school, as I tell my kids, is their job so I can see why paying them would make sense. Plus, they have to study in order to get the big money so they don’t lose when it comes to their education. Yet by doing this, how do we teach the idea of success being it’s own reward? When everything have a monetary value, how do they learn what to truly value? Money is not the root of all evil, love of money is. So does this further that “love” and make things difficult in the future? I just don’t know. I know I give my oldest child (a 3rd grader) an allowance and behavior, including that at school, depicts if I deduct or not. My husband rewards him with DS games or other things he wants when he does well. Our kindergartener daughter doesn’t make that connection right now, but when she does well, we are simply more open to doing something that they want. I suppose one way or the other, kids are paid.

]]> http://queenunique.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/green-for-grades-bribery-or-reward/#comment-40 mammabear Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:49:28 +0000 http://queenunique.wordpress.com/?p=361#comment-40 This is a great post & I'd have to say that I agree. Getting an education is a responsibility. (although I have to admit, I do pay my son $5.00 a week allowance that can be docked for various reasons, such as fighting at homework time, not helping with chores...that kind of thing. So I guess I'm kind of guilty too?!?) This is a great post & I’d have to say that I agree. Getting an education is a responsibility.
(although I have to admit, I do pay my son $5.00 a week allowance that can be docked for various reasons, such as fighting at homework time, not helping with chores…that kind of thing. So I guess I’m kind of guilty too?!?)

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