Comments on: Should Kids Get Paid For School? http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school Promoting Positive Images of Marriage and Parenting Since 2007 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: how to get good grades? http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-36332 how to get good grades? Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:05:00 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-36332 hi, it is seen in most of the country that kids are paying for their education because they don't have money for good education so they hard work in place of their study but some school who are giving good education and grades for making their future bright and nice....i like their job. hi,

it is seen in most of the country that kids are paying for their education because they don’t have money for good education so they hard work in place of their study but some school who are giving good education and grades for making their future bright and nice….i like their job.

]]> By: Theresa Perez http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-25581 Theresa Perez Wed, 05 May 2010 22:09:06 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-25581 YeS!! I STRONGLY beleive that kids should get paid for going to school! For many reasons. not alot of money but something coming in for all the hours of hard work and dedication into study should easily lead up into some sort of change in us students' pockets. i attend school i nPasaena TX, and we dont have much money here but i know the government has to spare some type of cash for its future doctors,police officers,fire fighters,pilots,army,ect. It would defenetly encourage and modivate the students to attend school. YeS!! I STRONGLY beleive that kids should get paid for going to school! For many reasons. not alot of money but something coming in for all the hours of hard work and dedication into study should easily lead up into some sort of change in us students’ pockets. i attend school i nPasaena TX, and we dont have much money here but i know the government has to spare some type of cash for its future doctors,police officers,fire fighters,pilots,army,ect. It would defenetly encourage and modivate the students to attend school.

]]> By: Mocha Dad http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3277 Mocha Dad Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:45:09 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3277 Absolutely not. I think it sends the wrong message and reinforces materialistic attitudes. Learning should be reward enough. I grew up in an inner city neighborhood and I know that the only way to improve my life, was through education. That was the only motivation I needed. Mocha Dads last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MochaDad/~3/364970313/evidence-of-things-not-seen.html" rel="nofollow">The Evidence of Things Not Seen</a> Absolutely not. I think it sends the wrong message and reinforces materialistic attitudes. Learning should be reward enough. I grew up in an inner city neighborhood and I know that the only way to improve my life, was through education. That was the only motivation I needed.

Mocha Dads last blog post..The Evidence of Things Not Seen

]]> By: Anna http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3256 Anna Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:17:38 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3256 Na Says: August 13th, 2008 at 10:18 am No, because what happens when the money runs out or funding for it is dropped. I’d much rather they offer to pay for the child’s college education, if they finish high school. ~~~~~~~~~~ If a child keeps good grades and does well in acedemics or sports or even band, they can get a free ride to college. Keeping them in school is a must. Some kids can get a free ride because they are the first generation in their family to go to college. The man who pays my salary at work (his step daughter) was all city and got a full ride in college for track. Only thing they have to pay for his her books and for her to get her hair and nails done(White ppl, I am talking about). Na Says:
August 13th, 2008 at 10:18 am
No, because what happens when the money runs out or funding for it is dropped. I’d much rather they offer to pay for the child’s college education, if they finish high school.

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If a child keeps good grades and does well in acedemics or sports or even band, they can get a free ride to college. Keeping them in school is a must. Some kids can get a free ride because they are the first generation in their family to go to college.

The man who pays my salary at work (his step daughter) was all city and got a full ride in college for track. Only thing they have to pay for his her books and for her to get her hair and nails done(White ppl, I am talking about).

]]> By: Na http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3239 Na Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:20 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3239 No, because what happens when the money runs out or funding for it is dropped. I'd much rather they offer to pay for the child's college education, if they finish high school. No, because what happens when the money runs out or funding for it is dropped. I’d much rather they offer to pay for the child’s college education, if they finish high school.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3238 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:24:17 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3238 I do not think paying kids to make good grades is a good idea. If you want change it must start from the inside. Things like church, mentors, friends, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandparents, mothers, and fathers. I am sure that for each child that is in crisis one person in this group knows about it. We have failed the younger generation. We can no longer say to these kids you are nothing. You cannot pay them without a change of heart and when the money ends most will go back to the same old games. We must speak life to them don't let your sisters child just keep having a bunch of babies and you not come up with a plan, instead say let's try to find a way out of this cycle, I know you are better than this. Have something to offer. Do not come off like you are so much better than she is, you have to meet people where they are in life. Do not let your nephew continue to sell drugs and you act like you don't know where the money is coming from. Let him know that easy is not good and it comes with a huge price tag. Now, what are you saying that message is already out there well preacher, teacher, mother, father don't let up, keep it real. I heard my husband say to a group of people you must respect a prostitute because if you don't you are no better than her pimp, she already knows she is not in a good place in her life, so when you see your sister and you say to her look at you, you are just a stank ho. I still say change comes from the inside because I just saw a girl on Oprah that had drug addicted parents and no one in her home to encourage her, but I bet you along the way she saw someone that was doing the right thing that made her want to have a better life, that someone could have been you. I do not think paying kids to make good grades is a good idea. If you want change it must start from the inside. Things like church, mentors, friends, uncles, aunts, siblings, grandparents, mothers, and fathers. I am sure that for each child that is in crisis one person in this group knows about it. We have failed the younger generation. We can no longer say to these kids you are nothing. You cannot pay them without a change of heart and when the money ends most will go back to the same old games. We must speak life to them don’t let your sisters child just keep having a bunch of babies and you not come up with a plan, instead say let’s try to find a way out of this cycle, I know you are better than this. Have something to offer. Do not come off like you are so much better than she is, you have to meet people where they are in life. Do not let your nephew continue to sell drugs and you act like you don’t know where the money is coming from. Let him know that easy is not good and it comes with a huge price tag. Now, what are you saying that message is already out there well preacher, teacher, mother, father don’t let up, keep it real. I heard my husband say to a group of people you must respect a prostitute because if you don’t you are no better than her pimp, she already knows she is not in a good place in her life, so when you see your sister and you say to her look at you, you are just a stank ho. I still say change comes from the inside because I just saw a girl on Oprah that had drug addicted parents and no one in her home to encourage her, but I bet you along the way she saw someone that was doing the right thing that made her want to have a better life, that someone could have been you.

]]> By: the Bunny http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3236 the Bunny Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:06:43 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3236 to elle denise... AMEN!!! those are my sentiments EXACTLY! to elle denise… AMEN!!! those are my sentiments EXACTLY!

]]> By: Nicole http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3234 Nicole Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:54:29 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3234 I did not get paid for making good grades. I had never heard of it until my friend, when we were in middle school, said she got some money for her grades. Of course, I went to ask my parents because I had good grades too :) But all I got was a lecture that I do not have to get paid for good grades, it is a given that I should have them *lol* My kids have not started getting "real"grades yet but I will not give them straight cash for good grades but, if they make decent grades, it is easier for me to get them things throughout the year since they are working hard in school. That should be enough of an incentive. I did not get paid for making good grades. I had never heard of it until my friend, when we were in middle school, said she got some money for her grades. Of course, I went to ask my parents because I had good grades too :) But all I got was a lecture that I do not have to get paid for good grades, it is a given that I should have them *lol* My kids have not started getting “real”grades yet but I will not give them straight cash for good grades but, if they make decent grades, it is easier for me to get them things throughout the year since they are working hard in school. That should be enough of an incentive.

]]> By: kim h20s http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3233 kim h20s Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:38:48 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3233 i think there are some unfortunate limited circumstances where monetary incentives could be a good thing. i first saw this idea on cnn's black in america. in a very poor neighborhood the kids were given money for receiving good grades. the money, which came from a nongovernment grant, was deposited in the kids name in a bank account. the money served two main purposes. first, it was a tangible example to the children that they can receive money for doing things besides hustling and playing basketball. second, by putting the money into bank accounts these children were exposed to the concept of banks and other financial institutions that are not the predatory lenders and check cashing places which dominate the inner city. the program allowed these children to observe and learn what most of us take for granted. we grew up watching our parents do a legal job (which they may or may not love, but it's a j-o-b) because it results in a paycheck. so many kids in the inner city aren't learning what they need to be successful in the middle-class environment. these kids are observing the lifestyles of the baller (both legal and illegal). i think there are some unfortunate limited circumstances where monetary incentives could be a good thing. i first saw this idea on cnn’s black in america. in a very poor neighborhood the kids were given money for receiving good grades. the money, which came from a nongovernment grant, was deposited in the kids name in a bank account. the money served two main purposes. first, it was a tangible example to the children that they can receive money for doing things besides hustling and playing basketball. second, by putting the money into bank accounts these children were exposed to the concept of banks and other financial institutions that are not the predatory lenders and check cashing places which dominate the inner city.

the program allowed these children to observe and learn what most of us take for granted. we grew up watching our parents do a legal job (which they may or may not love, but it’s a j-o-b) because it results in a paycheck.

so many kids in the inner city aren’t learning what they need to be successful in the middle-class environment. these kids are observing the lifestyles of the baller (both legal and illegal).

]]> By: elle denise http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2008/08/12/should-kids-get-paid-for-school/comment-page-1#comment-3232 elle denise Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:17:07 +0000 http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/?p=574#comment-3232 humph... must be nice. We never got paid for grades. We didn't have much choice. Get good grades or get out was the unspoken rule! LOL Sure, we received "perks" for certain things, but over all, mom & pops was NOT paying you to do what you're suppose to do. Please... I wish I thought it. Kids these days have SOOO many options. I see too many kids of ALL ages going back & forth w/ their parents, having a damn debate b/c they don't wanna do what's asked of them. And no, its NOT the white parents, neither! Its the black ones, acting like they owe their child an explanation. That's what's wrong w/them now. *hops off soapbox* To each its own, I suppose... humph… must be nice. We never got paid for grades. We didn’t have much choice. Get good grades or get out was the unspoken rule! LOL Sure, we received “perks” for certain things, but over all, mom & pops was NOT paying you to do what you’re suppose to do. Please… I wish I thought it.

Kids these days have SOOO many options. I see too many kids of ALL ages going back & forth w/ their parents, having a damn debate b/c they don’t wanna do what’s asked of them. And no, its NOT the white parents, neither! Its the black ones, acting like they owe their child an explanation.

That’s what’s wrong w/them now.

*hops off soapbox* To each its own, I suppose…

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