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June 13, 2009 at 6:48 AM #415737June 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM #415037
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Participant[quote=svelte]So I assume you are against scholarships, which are basically just payment for grades in most cases.[/quote]
The difference is, elementary school and high school are free (unless you are in private school). College costs money. Scholarships are ONE way to help pay for that.
Plus, I think that elementary school and high school are formative years. By the time you get to college, you are supposedly an adult and have learned good study habits…enough to be on your own.
Having said that, it’s ironic that I paid WAY less attention and was WAY less engaged in college at 18 when it was getting paid for with loans and the occasional grant or scholarship than I was at 30 in grad school when I was paying pretty much every penny out of my own pocket.
Maybe rather than paying the kids to get good grades, you should CHARGE them to go to school, LOL
June 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM #415277Participant[quote=svelte]So I assume you are against scholarships, which are basically just payment for grades in most cases.[/quote]
The difference is, elementary school and high school are free (unless you are in private school). College costs money. Scholarships are ONE way to help pay for that.
Plus, I think that elementary school and high school are formative years. By the time you get to college, you are supposedly an adult and have learned good study habits…enough to be on your own.
Having said that, it’s ironic that I paid WAY less attention and was WAY less engaged in college at 18 when it was getting paid for with loans and the occasional grant or scholarship than I was at 30 in grad school when I was paying pretty much every penny out of my own pocket.
Maybe rather than paying the kids to get good grades, you should CHARGE them to go to school, LOL
June 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM #415533Participant[quote=svelte]So I assume you are against scholarships, which are basically just payment for grades in most cases.[/quote]
The difference is, elementary school and high school are free (unless you are in private school). College costs money. Scholarships are ONE way to help pay for that.
Plus, I think that elementary school and high school are formative years. By the time you get to college, you are supposedly an adult and have learned good study habits…enough to be on your own.
Having said that, it’s ironic that I paid WAY less attention and was WAY less engaged in college at 18 when it was getting paid for with loans and the occasional grant or scholarship than I was at 30 in grad school when I was paying pretty much every penny out of my own pocket.
Maybe rather than paying the kids to get good grades, you should CHARGE them to go to school, LOL
June 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM #415600Participant[quote=svelte]So I assume you are against scholarships, which are basically just payment for grades in most cases.[/quote]
The difference is, elementary school and high school are free (unless you are in private school). College costs money. Scholarships are ONE way to help pay for that.
Plus, I think that elementary school and high school are formative years. By the time you get to college, you are supposedly an adult and have learned good study habits…enough to be on your own.
Having said that, it’s ironic that I paid WAY less attention and was WAY less engaged in college at 18 when it was getting paid for with loans and the occasional grant or scholarship than I was at 30 in grad school when I was paying pretty much every penny out of my own pocket.
Maybe rather than paying the kids to get good grades, you should CHARGE them to go to school, LOL
June 13, 2009 at 7:21 AM #415757Participant[quote=svelte]So I assume you are against scholarships, which are basically just payment for grades in most cases.[/quote]
The difference is, elementary school and high school are free (unless you are in private school). College costs money. Scholarships are ONE way to help pay for that.
Plus, I think that elementary school and high school are formative years. By the time you get to college, you are supposedly an adult and have learned good study habits…enough to be on your own.
Having said that, it’s ironic that I paid WAY less attention and was WAY less engaged in college at 18 when it was getting paid for with loans and the occasional grant or scholarship than I was at 30 in grad school when I was paying pretty much every penny out of my own pocket.
Maybe rather than paying the kids to get good grades, you should CHARGE them to go to school, LOL
June 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM #415048scaredyclassic
Participanti think you’re right. kids should be charged in a sense. school should not be mandatory. you should have to competitively battle to stay in. there shold eb alimited number of seats whichh the class competes to remain in. by compelling students to attend a program wich is not necessarily of interest to them, we create a culture of non-learning.
moreover, it is irresponsible to give high school stduents large sums of money. it’s almost inviting them to develop a drug or alcohol problem. even small sums of money should be closely monitored before theya re given to any student.
June 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM #415287Participanti think you’re right. kids should be charged in a sense. school should not be mandatory. you should have to competitively battle to stay in. there shold eb alimited number of seats whichh the class competes to remain in. by compelling students to attend a program wich is not necessarily of interest to them, we create a culture of non-learning.
moreover, it is irresponsible to give high school stduents large sums of money. it’s almost inviting them to develop a drug or alcohol problem. even small sums of money should be closely monitored before theya re given to any student.
June 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM #415543Participanti think you’re right. kids should be charged in a sense. school should not be mandatory. you should have to competitively battle to stay in. there shold eb alimited number of seats whichh the class competes to remain in. by compelling students to attend a program wich is not necessarily of interest to them, we create a culture of non-learning.
moreover, it is irresponsible to give high school stduents large sums of money. it’s almost inviting them to develop a drug or alcohol problem. even small sums of money should be closely monitored before theya re given to any student.
June 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM #415610Participanti think you’re right. kids should be charged in a sense. school should not be mandatory. you should have to competitively battle to stay in. there shold eb alimited number of seats whichh the class competes to remain in. by compelling students to attend a program wich is not necessarily of interest to them, we create a culture of non-learning.
moreover, it is irresponsible to give high school stduents large sums of money. it’s almost inviting them to develop a drug or alcohol problem. even small sums of money should be closely monitored before theya re given to any student.
June 13, 2009 at 7:29 AM #415767Participanti think you’re right. kids should be charged in a sense. school should not be mandatory. you should have to competitively battle to stay in. there shold eb alimited number of seats whichh the class competes to remain in. by compelling students to attend a program wich is not necessarily of interest to them, we create a culture of non-learning.
moreover, it is irresponsible to give high school stduents large sums of money. it’s almost inviting them to develop a drug or alcohol problem. even small sums of money should be closely monitored before theya re given to any student.
June 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM #415127PadreBrian
ParticipantI object to calling it “paying for grades”. It’s more like “rewarding good grades”. Just as real professions and the real world, the harder you work the more you are rewarded. The amounts the OP posted aren’t too extreme.
That said, I also believe the child should have to work a part-time summer job (golf caddy, fastfood, bagger, whatever) once they hit 16. They’ll understand and appreciate the work ethic.
June 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM #415367ParticipantI object to calling it “paying for grades”. It’s more like “rewarding good grades”. Just as real professions and the real world, the harder you work the more you are rewarded. The amounts the OP posted aren’t too extreme.
That said, I also believe the child should have to work a part-time summer job (golf caddy, fastfood, bagger, whatever) once they hit 16. They’ll understand and appreciate the work ethic.
June 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM #415621ParticipantI object to calling it “paying for grades”. It’s more like “rewarding good grades”. Just as real professions and the real world, the harder you work the more you are rewarded. The amounts the OP posted aren’t too extreme.
That said, I also believe the child should have to work a part-time summer job (golf caddy, fastfood, bagger, whatever) once they hit 16. They’ll understand and appreciate the work ethic.
June 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM #415690ParticipantI object to calling it “paying for grades”. It’s more like “rewarding good grades”. Just as real professions and the real world, the harder you work the more you are rewarded. The amounts the OP posted aren’t too extreme.
That said, I also believe the child should have to work a part-time summer job (golf caddy, fastfood, bagger, whatever) once they hit 16. They’ll understand and appreciate the work ethic.
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