Comments on: Report Cards

By: pinayhekmi

pinayhekmi — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:27:47 +0000

I’m not averse to the rewards system. It’s a nice cherry on top for a job well done. It gives extra incentives for a person to work harder and if it helps them give that little bit of efford, why not make them feel rewarded for it? It works in the workplace. Top-performers get extra incentives. I believe that you can foster a love of learning, and instill work ethic and when they do a good job, you can give them a praise and a special treat though like dessert, special privilege that can be tied to school performance like extra TV, extra computer time, extra hour of bedtime. You can be really creative with rewards and it doesnn’t have to be materialistic. My .02 cents (or more based on how much i’ve written!)

By: Asianmommy

Asianmommy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:09:20 +0000

We don’t reward good grades, either. We praise them for doing well, and we discuss what areas might need some work.

By: ConnieFoggles

ConnieFoggles — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:21:51 +0000

Thanks for cross-posting from my blog. I think that giving rewards for good grades defeats the purpose of learning. And I agree with you about not so good grades too. We don’t make a big deal out if unless we know our daughter was lazy. We will celebrate the end of the school year with something small like going out for lunch. And for graduations we’ll of course do something bigger (when the time comes!)