The thing is, schools already use a reward system. What do you think a grade is? An A is like a gold star. Yes, but you have to care about the reward for it to

The thing is, schools already use a reward system. What do you think a grade is? An A is like a gold star. Yes, but you have to care about the reward for it to make a difference. Those targeting competitive colleges and going for competitive scholarships will care very much about the grades, the rest will only care about pass or fail. At least that is the impression I got when I was going to high school.