Make an A, Get a Ringtone
November 15th, 2007 | by amarfresh |I used to get good grades because it was expected of me. If I did exceptional my folks would sometimes reward me with a toy or game. However, that was never the motivation. I’d say it was mostly pride, sibling rivalry, a sense of what I felt was right, and of course, fear. In NYC there is a plan hatched which includes incentives for high performance, like free concerts and sporting events and free minutes and ring tones for their phones.
Wow a city, corporate and volunteer sponsored rewards program to help students in their studies so they can earn tickets, sneakers, ringtones, and talk time.
What about an incentive program for crappy parents to be less crappy? Isn’t that where the real problem is. I digress…
Nonetheless, I hope that this program proves to be an effective way to reach out to our misguided youth. However I will have a feeling that the smart kids will wind up with all the goodies. Seems they always do.
Read: New York Times