Rewards for teenagers exam results

meer53

Do it. If it helps him get better grades, it's worth it, you don't get a second chance. A lot of teenagers don't realise the importance of good grades until it's too late.

Proxima_Centauri

£50 per pass mark, as mentioned above, would certainly spur him on a bit, if you can afford it.. But if it's GCSEs (rather than A levels) that could get quite expensive :eek:

It never occurred to my parents to bribe me to do well at school.

Jodun

Thanks for all your replies, an interesting read!

It's his Nat 5's he'll be sitting (Scottish equivalent to GCSE's).

He is intelligent but lazy, he needs a good kick up the bum! We had parents night last night, every teacher said 'lovely lad, he'll definitely manage a C, but a bit more effort and he could make that a B or an A'.

We always stress how important his exam results will be, that good results will open doors for his future. Unfortunately he's exactly like I was a school - clever but lazy!

I think we'll probably go with financial encouragement/bribery!

WibblyGirly

I just got a 'Well done' but I know many classmates got a ££ incentive for each grade they got at a certain level.

jackieblack

LKRDN_Morgan wrote: »

I don't see a problem with it. Most of us work harder with incentives whether it's at school or as an adult. Ok it's great to take pride in doing well in something off your own back but pride isn't going to help me save for a mortgage. Money does! And that's why I'm always the one at work picking up the extra shifts, working late, coming in early. These things don't go unnoticed and I'm usually lucky enough to receive a bonus. No different to rewarding a kid who does well in exams.

It is different though, because children have different levels of academic ability.
You could have two children who work equally hard but get completely different results, not due to the effort they put in but because one may have more academic aptitude than the other.
Some children may never achieve top grades no matter how much hard work they put in whereas another child might coast through with minimum effort and still achieve top marks.


You are being rewarded for the extra effort you put in, which is fine, not on results.

Aylesbury_Duck

I rewarded my children when they got their results, but it was a general reward for the work I knew they had put in, rather than for achieving specific grades. Had they achieved lower grades, I would have rewarded them exactly the same way, because I was proud of the work they put into their study and revision.

heartbreak_star

I'd also say careful he doesn't brag if you are rewarding him. I said above I didn't get financially rewarded for exams - I got taken for a nice meal to celebrate them being finished - but it turned into a bragging competition between some of the kids in my school. My parents would have been giving me well in excess of £750 with what some of the kids were apparently getting, and they simply couldn't afford it.

HBS x

silvercar

You really don't want them to feel a failure if they have tried their best and not received good results. On the other hand you want to ensure they do try their best.

curty510

We said to our kids £50 for each GCSE pass. My lad passed the lot though, so we bought him a 125cc motorbike for £3500.

AylesburyDuck

Jodun wrote: »

What are people's thoughts on offering rewards for certain exam grades achieved?

My son is capable of achieving A's and B's if he puts in the effort, but he is happy to coast along and get C's, maybe a B or two if he's lucky.

My husband and I are considering offering him financial incentives, higher amount for a higher grade. I think this could work, but I'm also thinking that he should just want to do it for himself, and the higher grades and pride in himself should be reward enough. I'm really in two minds!

I'm interested to hear what others think.

If ALL teenagers actually thought this way wouldnt the world be a wonderful place.......alas......

Go for it, i'm all for bribary, money motivates for a lot of teens.