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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: epicure who wrote (2541)7/30/2005 1:32:12 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) of 542600
 
a student who misses not a single day per quarter will receive $25 in an account

I got a perfect attendance certificate at my high school when I graduated. I didn't even realize that I hadn't been absent. Between brothers and sisters and neighbors all piling into the back of a pickup each morning you just got caught up in the rush.

I think bribing for good behavior is a reasonable, maybe good idea in high schools. I would like to see enough opportunities based on grades, attendance, winning the big game, or other criteria. I think the key is to be sure that it is something completely objective, since teens sniff favoritism that adults can't detect. I think it would have a small but noticable positive effect.

TP
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