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Parents paying little Johnny or Suzie for each "A" on their report cards is a tried and true motivational strategy well known within America's more affluent families. But when New York City herself gets into the act, it's natural to wonder if this practice has gone just a bit too far. Under a new system, high school students getting high scores on advanced placement exams could earn thousands of dollars in prize money! From an article in the New York Times: The city is expanding the use of cash rewards for students who take standardized tests with a $1 million effort financed by philanthropists who will pay students who do well on Advanced Placement exams. High school students who get a top score, a five, on the exams will earn $1,000. A score of four will be worth $750, while a three will earn $500. What do I think? America has, in so many ways, devolved in recent decades into a culture of middling results and expectations based on the luxury of denial t...

Parents paying little Johnny or Suzie for each "A" on their report cards is a tried and true motivational strategy well known within America's more affluent families. But when New York City herself gets into the act, it's natural to wonder if this practice has gone just a bit too far. Under a new system, high school students getting high scores on advanced placement exams could earn thousands of dollars in prize money! From an article in the New York Times: The city is expanding the use of cash rewards for students who take standardized tests with a $1 million effort financed by philanthropists who will pay students who do well on Advanced Placement exams. High school students who get a top score, a five, on the exams will earn $1,000. A score of four will be worth $750, while a three will earn $500. What do I think? America has, in so many ways, devolved in recent decades into a culture of middling results and expectations based on the luxury of denial t...