Getting your kids to study can involve begging, yelling, maybe even threatening punishment – sometimes to no end. Often, even the best and brightest kids don’t feel like dealing with school work. That’s why some parents (and school districts) are offering money to students who get good grades. Word of Mouth host Virginia Prescott speaks with parent and blogger Elisa Batista about the relatively new trend of trading cash for grades. Elisa writes for the website Mother Talkers.
We want to know what you think of this. Would you pay your kids for good grades? Have your parents ever paid you? Leave your comments below.
UPDATE: 3/7/2008: The New York Times just ran a story about New York City's attempt to raise test scores with monetary incentives. Click here.
