"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message ...

On 2/17/2021 7:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Gary" wrote in message ...
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> dsi1 wrote:
>> A lot of people feel that high school was a waste of time.
>> I believe that education is important but I don't believe in high school.
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> What's wrong with high school? It provides more education plus it's good
> for social interaction. A small step into the real world while still
> under the protection and comfort of your parents.
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> I paid my daughter for grades during junior high and high school.
> Something like:
> A = $4
> B = $3
> C = $1
> D = $3 deduction
> F = wipes out all money earned for the other classes.
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> It was an incentive to work harder and she was an honor roll student
> every report period so I had to pay out 4 times a year.
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> Other parents that I knew admonished me for doing that.
> "You shouldn't pay your child for grades."
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> I never got paid when I was a kid but I did think I came up with a
> better plan-
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> Paying for good grades teaches them that if you work harder in life, YOU
> will get promotions and pay raises in a real job more often than the
> many people that just do enough to get by.
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> Very good thinking!
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When I was a kid, we went and worked our asses off with my dad in his
business. That was plenty of incentive and instilled good work habits
to boot.

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That was a very good initiative too))