Bribing Children

Bonnie’s school has an awards programme to encourage good behaviour from the students. When they’ve done something well or nice, they get a sticker on a chart… and the system goes like this:

10 stickers = “Notice of Good News”
3 “Notice of Good News” = Merit Certificate
15 Merit Certificates = Bronze School Award
25 Merit Certificates = Silver School Award
35 Merit Certificates = Gold School Award
50 Merit Certificates = Gold School Award + Medallion

Now, I’m no rocket scientist but that breaks down to 30 stickers per Merit Certificate, so…

Bronze School Award = 450 stickers
Silver School Award = 750 stickers
Gold School Award = 1,050 stickers
Gold School Award + Medallion = 1,500 stickers

... and there are only 202 school days per year.

Bonnie's no juvenile delinquent but she could go to that school until she’s 35 and never receive a Bronze School Award let alone a Gold School Award + Medallion… I think I'll continue to bribe her with chocolate!