tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post391419876501301566..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: Harvard Study Says Incentive Pay-For-Grades FailsJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-38306776316690233702010-06-21T06:03:27.291-07:002010-06-21T06:03:27.291-07:00'Pay for performance' by itself can only g...'Pay for performance' by itself can only go so far. Students must also be trained to understand what the consequences of both good and bad academic achievement will be for them as individuals. This starts early in life and is an on-going process.<br /><br />Clay Boggess<br />http://www.BigEventFundraising.comClay Boggesshttp://www.BigEventFundraising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-30509644601027297152010-06-16T13:31:15.480-07:002010-06-16T13:31:15.480-07:00In elementary school my mother paid me $5 for ever...In elementary school my mother paid me $5 for every A and $3 for every B I received on my report cards. For every C she deducted $8 from the total. I did not get an allowance and at that age it was life-changing money to me. It was also the early 80's so the cash went a little further than it would today. It worked until I was a little older and matured enough see the value in getting decent grades. I never got another C, much less D or F, as long as the cash was on the line.Nicknoreply@blogger.com