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Monday, April 19, 2010

Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well in School?

"Kids who got paid all year under a very elegant scheme performed significantly better on their standardized reading tests at the end of the year. Statistically speaking, it was as if those kids had spent three extra months in school, compared with their peers who did not get paid."

Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well In School
by Amanda Ripley
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1978589,00.html

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