Kids getting paid to learn?

Question

I saw a recent news story about a town trying to pay kids with a check for getting good grades. What is this really teaching our children? That our society runs on money? That the value of knowledge can have a price tag? How will we know our children are learning because they know it will help them in the future or is it just to earn a check? What do you think?

Answer 1

They do that in the UK to stop kids from leaving school really young and get some proper education so they can have a good job. Its called EMA - education maintenance allowance

Answer 2

that would be fricken awesome i wish i could get paid for good grades. that should be a law.

Answer 3

d**n, I kinda wish I could get paid to get good grades also. =P