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The only incentive a kid should have for getting good grades is to feel good about him/herself and feel ready for adult life. The motivation should come from within, to create a healthy, independent, and responsible individual. They can be rewarded, as long as the reward is not expected as the norm.
By dangling money in front of them, like a carrot before an ass, as a means of motivating them to learn, that is really what you're teaching them to be - irresponsible asses for whom money is everything and personal ethics and self-respect is nothing. Whether they actuall become this I can't
say - but the influence is far from positive, IMHO.
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You do not use a Macintosh, instead you use a Tandy
Kompressor break your glowstick, Kompressor eat your candy
Kompressor open jaws, Kompressor release ants
Kompressor watch you scream, Because Kompressor does not dance
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