Atypical of Asian parents, mine weren’t too strict about grades growing up. In fact, they bribed us — we would get $20 for every A on our report card! (And yes, even A-‘s counted.) So whenever I got straight A‘s, my wallet would be fuller by $120. Not bad at all when you’re a kid.
What about you? Did your parents offer any enticements for good grades?
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Hahaha. I saw this spread a while ago and I got a kick out of it. My parents weren’t super strict per se (I don’t think they were, they just “expected” A’s, but I don’t actually know what would have happened if I didn’t bring home As. Probably nothing), but I did put a lot of pressure on myself! Have you seen all of them?
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I remember going through this site when it first got popular and spending wayyyyy too much time on it! My favorite remains: “Facebook? Face book and study!”
My parents were very strict when I was in grade school but gradually loosened their stance about grades as long as I stayed in the honor roll/ dean’s list.
I was already a bookworm as a child so my they bribed me with Sweet Valley Kids and Goosebumps novels (and later, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the Babysitters’ Club!) I got one book for every perfect exam. Needless to say I studied very hard to fill my book shelf.
My only enticement was just wanting to see my report card filled with A’s.
My parents were more of the: Oh don’t worry about studying so much. Go out and play. BE A KID!…… types
But my siblings and I were always trying to just be perfect
I’m not Asian, but grades were really important for my folks too. I wasn’t necessarily rewarded, but things were taken away if I didn’t get good grades. Everything was a privilege, and good grades (and good behavior) was how privileges were kept (or earned).
My parents didn’t reward me, they just expected the “A”. If I had less, they expected an explanation.
My parents gave us money for each A too! It wasn’t a big amount, but it was a nice little motivator.
my parents bribed me too! 20 bucks per A. but if there’s a B anywhere though, the whole deals off. it’s all As or nothing
i got them good for about 3 years though ;D
I never got any money or anything, but I had a friend who’s parents bought her a brand new mustang when she got all A’s her senior year. We were all floored!
I was born and raised here, so my parents didn’t really have impossibly high expectations for me (unusual for asian parents). Oh well, I guess they knew my potential.