Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Mar 7th 2006, 6:25 pm
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Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
It just get's better and better doesn't it.......
I am amazed at this....gobsmacked and lost for words...!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
I am amazed at this....gobsmacked and lost for words...!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
Last edited by Pants; Mar 7th 2006 at 6:28 pm.
Mar 7th 2006, 6:31 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Pants
It just get's better and better doesn't it.......
I am amazed at this....gobsmacked and lost for words...!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
I am amazed at this....gobsmacked and lost for words...!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
where's my visa, get me out of here!
Mar 7th 2006, 6:35 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
You know it all just seems soooooooooo wrong......!!
Mar 7th 2006, 6:36 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
So whats the problem?
It gives teenagers something to do - the perennial complaint of all teenagers when caught wearing hoodies outside the local circle K or 7-eleven.
The govt are paying for it
Disadvantaged areas fair better
It is constrained to be spent on sport and other good activities.
its only 115m - which in scheme of things is peanuts.
Divvy parents with unruly kids probably need super-nannie type people because the social workers clearly arent helping.
Good idea if you ask me. Give respect to the kids because they are treated like adults by beign given control over the spending of the 13-25 quid per month.
It gives teenagers something to do - the perennial complaint of all teenagers when caught wearing hoodies outside the local circle K or 7-eleven.
The govt are paying for it
Disadvantaged areas fair better
It is constrained to be spent on sport and other good activities.
its only 115m - which in scheme of things is peanuts.
Divvy parents with unruly kids probably need super-nannie type people because the social workers clearly arent helping.
Good idea if you ask me. Give respect to the kids because they are treated like adults by beign given control over the spending of the 13-25 quid per month.
Mar 7th 2006, 6:53 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
well that will keep some of the streets for at least 2 nights per month!! you think its that easy !!
Mar 7th 2006, 7:16 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by spalen
So whats the problem?
It gives teenagers something to do - the perennial complaint of all teenagers when caught wearing hoodies outside the local circle K or 7-eleven.
The govt are paying for it
Disadvantaged areas fair better
It is constrained to be spent on sport and other good activities.
its only 115m - which in scheme of things is peanuts.
Divvy parents with unruly kids probably need super-nannie type people because the social workers clearly arent helping.
Good idea if you ask me. Give respect to the kids because they are treated like adults by beign given control over the spending of the 13-25 quid per month.
It gives teenagers something to do - the perennial complaint of all teenagers when caught wearing hoodies outside the local circle K or 7-eleven.
The govt are paying for it
Disadvantaged areas fair better
It is constrained to be spent on sport and other good activities.
its only 115m - which in scheme of things is peanuts.
Divvy parents with unruly kids probably need super-nannie type people because the social workers clearly arent helping.
Good idea if you ask me. Give respect to the kids because they are treated like adults by beign given control over the spending of the 13-25 quid per month.
IMHO kids these days know they have "rights", but seem entirely ignorant of their responsibilities. I lay the blame at the feet of the parents, the government, and wider society.
It takes a village to raise a child, but society has become a bad parent, and a bad neighbour.
Mar 7th 2006, 7:23 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
In the absence of other people coming forward with bright ideas I would say this is a bright idea at least worth a pilot wihch is what they are doing.
Mar 7th 2006, 9:43 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by spalen
In the absence of other people coming forward with bright ideas I would say this is a bright idea at least worth a pilot wihch is what they are doing.
Mar 7th 2006, 11:28 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
It doesnt sound that bad to me, because its just encouraging youth to use sport facilities, over here they are spending millions on advertising campaigns to "get kids off the couch" govs words not mine, maybe handing out sports vouchers would be more effective than more TV ads just telling them to do it, most teenagers are hardly likely to listen are they 
Mar 7th 2006, 11:33 pm
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Bribing kids to behave properly is not "treating them like adults."
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/austr...pass_kids.html
Not sure I would call it a reward
G
Mar 8th 2006, 12:44 am
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Bribing kids to behave properly is not "treating them like adults."
IMHO kids these days know they have "rights", but seem entirely ignorant of their responsibilities. I lay the blame at the feet of the parents, the government, and wider society.
It takes a village to raise a child, but society has become a bad parent, and a bad neighbour.
IMHO kids these days know they have "rights", but seem entirely ignorant of their responsibilities. I lay the blame at the feet of the parents, the government, and wider society.
It takes a village to raise a child, but society has become a bad parent, and a bad neighbour.
Hey, that was good
Mar 8th 2006, 5:08 am
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Margaret2
Hey, that was good
I have my little moments from time to time.
Mar 8th 2006, 5:14 am
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Grayling
Here is a typical Australian version of the same thing:
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/austr...pass_kids.html
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/austr...pass_kids.html
Not sure I would call it a reward
G
G
Mar 8th 2006, 5:43 am
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
Yeah, it's educational. Tsk, tsk. We can't be having that sort of thing, can we?
G
Mar 8th 2006, 7:25 am
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Re: Voucher Rewards for well behaved....
can't we just torture them if they're bad,makes you wonder why we bother bleeding working and paying tax 
