<p>I never got bribed for grades. This is good, because I’m pretty certain that it wouldn’t have worked. I never really cared about my grades beyond making sure I never got a C until this semester when (whoops!) my GPA dropped just below the threshold for my honors program in college so that I’m on probation until I raise it. Parents are annoyed about it, and the excrement will hit the fan if I actually fall out of it, but overall I think I was more angry at myself than either parent was when I got the news in December. </p>
<p>Another point to consider is that of over-rewarding. If the kid is getting the grades for the extra cash, they’re likely to lose interest in the actual /subject./ This can be problematic. </p>
<p>An interesting article on the subject can be found below. </p>
<p>[Should</a> You Reward Good Grades? | Scholastic.com](<a href=“http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3745989]Should”>http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3745989)</p>