Report Cards

You know, Skyler has always gotten straight A’s at school, but this year his grades started to go down. We talked to him about the importance of doing his best, but he didn’t seem very motivated. So I asked him straight out, “What would motivate you to try your hardest in class? What would be a good reward for you?” He said, “How about, if I get straight A’s, I get to miss school the next day and play Nintendo all day long. I won’t even have to comb my hair, brush my teeth or do one job.” I said, “Deal!”

Well, we had parent-teacher conference on Friday, and Skyler got one A and five A+’s. I think that we figured out how to motivate him.

So tomorrow he is going to stay home from school with messy hair and dirty teeth.