"B" is for Bribery?

I'm not so sure ...
While I agree with yes,, children should want to do good, that is said in the pretense of what I believe is children in stable families where parents are actually involved in a child's education.
The study / studies that are being done that are paying children for performance, are paying children that are in underperforming schools (one is the DC area), in underperforming areas and inner city neighborhoods. What works for us as conservative christian families will not work for children in other families..

The students in these programs probably have no idea where to even start, to achieve success academically. Some of these cash for grades programs are tutoring programs, others are school-grade based only. The idea is to get these kids motivated to do well in school (I was a mediocre student until my aunt committed to $5 for each A I made, and even then, I could only do three of six even when I tried, and that was not with anyone helping me along.).

For most of these kids, money is what speaks to them. So, they are going with what initially speaks to the children, and the hope is that while the children are applying theirselves for the cause of earning money, they will realize that have gained a love of learning and an interest in doing well academically, without being paid.

So under those circumstances, I think it's a good idea. It helps grow good patterns of behavior, and it's not a permanent situation. I'd much rather them do this than to keep throwing money at school systems without the schools actually performing, kwim?

What do you think?

links-
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/05/16/study_0514.html
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2008/11/28/giving-students-cash-for-grades.html