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Honestly, I was never a big fan of this. I always told them "knowledge is its own reward". But I'm trying a new tact. My twin boys just started Jr. High. It is a big adjustment. Great thing is the teachers email us progress reports every 2 weeks. This last set was a big disappointment to me for one of them. This was mostly due to a bunch of assignments not turned in.
So I made them a deal. So much for an "A", less for a "B", $0 for a C, -$ for a D. F's aren't even an option. But -$ for any not handed in equal to what I'm giving them for an A. This is only for report cards, not the every 2 weeks progress emails (I'd go broke).
They are both very smart. Both fully capable of all A's. But the workload is definitely more than what they were used to in elementary school. Also, they have things they want and this gives them the opportunity to buy these things instead of just asking/begging for them and this starts to teach them the value of money.
Any thoughts? Criticisms? Alternatives?
So I made them a deal. So much for an "A", less for a "B", $0 for a C, -$ for a D. F's aren't even an option. But -$ for any not handed in equal to what I'm giving them for an A. This is only for report cards, not the every 2 weeks progress emails (I'd go broke).
They are both very smart. Both fully capable of all A's. But the workload is definitely more than what they were used to in elementary school. Also, they have things they want and this gives them the opportunity to buy these things instead of just asking/begging for them and this starts to teach them the value of money.
Any thoughts? Criticisms? Alternatives?