It doesn't work very well here in the UK. Here kids are paid from 16 to 18 to stay in education (and attend) - it's silly for 3 reasons: - Everyone games the s

It doesn't work very well here in the UK. Here kids are paid from 16 to 18 to stay in education (and attend) - it's silly for 3 reasons: - Everyone games the system to make money while avoiding school. - It's not awarding achievement but attendance - More importantly it helps expand the stigma to leaving school at 16 With that said... My Mum is a teacher and believe me: School is all about bribing kids to learn. Doing that with cash? I can't see how you could get it to work in a way that stimulates learning. Just to blow my own trumpet for a moment, I have my own take on a solution to stimulating education: http://www.errant.me.uk/blog/2010/04/an-educational-startupapp-idea/ http://www.errant.me.uk/blog/2010/04/an-educational-startupa...