<p>Thanks Sybbie for putting the issue with the OP in perspective for the student and for the rest of us looking at this thread. If there is a major failing on CC it is a tendency to jump to conclusions without knowing the full story, a story that is often complex. The only monetary rewards made for our S and D is to pay for next semester's class books for every A obtained this semester. As our original agreement with them is that books are their financial responsiblity from their own summer earnings, this is a reward that we think is a nice recognition for the hard work entailed in getting the A without making them crazed about getting an A versus getting educated.</p>