Our boy is in second grade. The students regularly take 8-minute math tests which entail 100 addition and subtraction equations. The numbers are one and two digits with none greater than 18.
On Monday the boy brought home a math test scoring a lowly 29 / 100. F! The next couple evenings were riddled with 8-minute practice tests administered at home, threats of having to repeat second grade if his math grades don’t improve, and discussions as to how math is important. Then came the important part.
I told the boy he’d get a milkshake if he scored 90+. As a bonus, the lovely Wife Klem also offered to buy him a book. I thought this would get the guy’s attention and help him to focus on the task at hand.
Yesterday the boy brought home a 97 on his 8-minute math test! What a difference a milkshake makes! A 200% improvement! At the time of the offer, the prospect of a 90 or more seemed outside the realm of possibility. I’m happy to see that I stand corrected.
The boy cashed in the offer after dinner and took down an orange creme shake prepared by a local burger franchise.
I wonder if he intentionally duped us.
-klem
1 year ago
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