[luxinterior]

I don't agree with using money as an incentive to get good grades. I know you are talking about it as being more of a surprise reward, but the expectation is still there. I never got paid. I don't wish that I had been paid. School is something that everyone has to get through. Just because you get good grades, it doesn't make you special. I wanted a 4.0 because I believed I worked hard throughout high school, and that would've been something to show for it. I managed to graduate with a 4.0. I'm satisfied with just that. I only wish I could've been #1 in my class. Be happy that you have that. It is its own reward. And really, by the time you get to college, you will have that money you are looking for in the form of scholarships. That's what I could have used, and I still wish I had tried just a little bit harder, just to ease the stress my family is feeling right now.