Thanatos Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 This seems like a great way to teach our nation's youth the value of a good education... From the NY Times: New York City students could earn as much as $500 a year for doing well on standardized tests and showing up for class in a new program to begin this fall, city officials announced yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 $500 cash, or would this be in the form of some sort of scholarship? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 $500 cash, or would this be in the form of some sort of scholarship? Cold hard CASH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_23974...u=news.quirkies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Cold hard CASH!I had a high school history teacher that insisted that kids should be paid to go to school, needless to say he was one of my favorites. Granted, this thing in NY is a little different...damned you standardized tests! Damned you No Child Left Behind! The whole standardized test thing is a big, smelly, controversial ball of wax. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_23974...u=news.quirkiesI'd like to read some of those "boobs" papers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Mom and Dad used to kick down $5 for every A on my report card. True story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 one of the schools in the district where i teach takes anyone who SITS for the standardized tests to a theme park at the end of the year. attendance is one of several factors in the bottom line score for the school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 This is the coolest thing I've ever seen a company do for a community. http://www.eldoradopromise.com/faq.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 We have a program here in the city, Worcester not Boston, that takes the most at-risk youth and puts them through a wonderful new high school with small classes and intense programs. After their time there, if they meet the admission requirements they get to attend Clark University, alumni includes Robert Goddard, free for four years By the by, I do shell out dough for grades, but only because my daughter truly struggles with her academics. She earned $47 this year and only spent $5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 This is the coolest thing I've ever seen a company do for a community. http://www.eldoradopromise.com/faq.htmlSeems to be based on, or inspired by, the program in my hometown -- the Kalamazoo Promise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I hope this catches on in Colorado. I'd be more than willing to accept kickbacks from the kids in exchange for better grades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 My kids get $100 from me every time they get straight A's. They don't start letter grades until 4th grade. This will be my first year I have to worry about paying out. My parents did the same for me as a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Have any of you seen that Chris Rock stand up, where he talks about people bragging about things their SUPPOSED to do? (I take care of MY kids!....."You're supposed to take care of your kids!") I think the same thing applies here....Money for showing up to class?! You Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I beat my kid if he gets bad grades. As effective and is free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I've been an A's and B's kid my whole life - only two C's, in high school - but the only time I ever got straight A's (nary a minus, even) was my last semester in college, when I was up to my neck in a substance abuse problem. Three courses for my majors, two of which involved gigantic term papers, and a psych class for fun. Weirdest semester ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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