Paying kids for performance?

[Tre]

Is there any *real* difference between paying a kid for getting good grades and paying her for good athletic performance/effort? And further, are either or both 'bad' for kids?

[Tapeworm]

Bad imo but I'm not a parent.

[Straw Man]

Is there any *real* difference between paying a kid for getting good grades and paying her for good athletic performance/effort? And further, are either or both 'bad' for kids?

I never got shit for good grades

good grades were expected

[jtsunami]

I never got shit for good grades

good grades were expected

what kind of twisted upbringing did you grow up in!

[Montague]

Is there any *real* difference between paying a kid for getting good grades and paying her for good athletic performance/effort? And further, are either or both 'bad' for kids?

If you’re gonna pay them for either, I suppose grades would be the better choice.
Unless they’re gonna turn pro & make money with sports, excelling at education seems to be the way to go for securing any kind of future.

Offering a cash reward for every “A” (or whatever) could be used as a comparison to illustrate how smarts can earn them money as an adult.

If you want to educate them about realistically making money with sports, teach them how to read a football pool.

[Tre]

I never got shit for good grades

good grades were expected

They were expected in my house, too, but good grades = chopped sirloin dinner at the Western Steer.  Yes!! 

[JimmyJam1974]

I never got shit for good grades

good grades were expected

Shit, I never got good grades

[Tre]

If you’re gonna pay them for either, I suppose grades would be the better choice.
Unless they’re gonna turn pro & make money with sports, excelling at education seems to be the way to go for securing any kind of future.

Offering a cash reward for every “A” (or whatever) could be used as a comparison to illustrate how smarts can earn them money as an adult.

If you want to educate them about realistically making money with sports, teach them how to read a football pool.

lol @ football pool 

I'm teaching her poker and she's an excellent (like, elite level) Uno player.  I suspect she'll be a great card counter, but that's becoming harder to win with as places start using those endless decks. 

While hard work should be its own reward, I have no problem with her learning that the harder you work, the more likely you are to succeed and to enjoy the payoffs. 

Her mom is just anti-sports in terms of them being a significant part of the kid's life, even though she's glad that kiddo plays and is great at everything, because she knows that sports will eventually interfere with church. 

Fuck church.

[Captain Equipoise]

lol @ football pool 

I'm teaching her poker and she's an excellent (like, elite level) Uno player.  I suspect she'll be a great card counter, but that's becoming harder to win with as places start using those endless decks. 

While hard work should be its own reward, I have no problem with her learning that the harder you work, the more likely you are to succeed and to enjoy the payoffs. 

Her mom is just anti-sports in terms of them being a significant part of the kid's life, even though she's glad that kiddo plays and is great at everything, because she knows that sports will eventually interfere with church. 

Fuck church.

Hahahahah...fucking right!!! church/religion = fall of mankind/ultimate evil.

[Tre]

I'll never let a church pay my bills.  Even though I admire and respect that churches run successful and pretty efficient welfare programs, I've got way too much pride for that. 

I'd steal first.

[polychronopolous]

Slip the little bastard a 5 note every once and a while.

[Captain Equipoise]

I'll never let a church pay my bills.  Even though I admire and respect that churches run successful and pretty efficient welfare programs, I've got way too much pride for that. 

I'd steal first.

religion has been responsible for more death, torture and senseless killing then anything else in the entire history of human civilization...that includes, aids, hiv and the black plague.

[mass 04]

religion has been responsible for more death, torture and senseless killing then anything else in the entire history of human civilization...that includes, aids, hiv and the blacks plague.

fixed

[Tre]

religion has been responsible for more death, torture and senseless killing then anything else in the entire history of human civilization...that includes, aids, hiv and the black plague.

When I first read this, I thought you said 'black people'.   

[Captain Equipoise]

When I first read this, I thought you said 'black people'.   

LOL, lot of hate on this board...damn

[HTexan]

my nephew gets paid to try new foods.