Why should college students get paid for good grades?

I was Paid for Good Grades

That got me thinking back to when I was a kid. In retrospect, I was paid for getting good grades. It wasn't a formal arrangement, and I never knew what was coming, but I do recall several semesters both in high school and in college where my parents would reward me for a job well done. It might have been 50 bucks in high school or for college, a few extra bucks in the monthly budget for room and board, etc. I don't recall specifics, but I recall being thankful for the recognition of my achievements and on the rare occasion where I didn't have a good semester, there was no reward. There wasn't a conversation per se, like "no money this time since you didn't fulfill your potential", there was only positive reinforcement when I did something right. There's much research that shows that negative reinforcement doesn't have any discernible benefit in influencing outcomes (it actually backfires often times) and positive reinforcement tends to be a very strong incentive. However, I recall both. I recall making my parents proud and the occasional pat on the back, but I also remember the financial reward. That's just me and every kid's different, but if it works…

Surely many parents will be thinking, "I got good grades and I wasn't bribed…my kids get good grades because I'm a great parent, not because I pay them", etc. However, what matters to me is results and the reasonable means by which we pursue them.

What to do with Our Kids

College students should be paid for good grades because all of their hard work went towards their education. Everyone tells children to go to college but they never tell them the truth about the finacial aspect of it.