In a message dated 10/30/99 8:37:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> > If you go by way of money why not use Ranger dollars and let them pick and
> > chose
>
> But, is it not still a "bribe?"
>
I was going to do this with my boys. 2 out of my five boys don't have
father figures in their lives right now that I know of. And it is my belief
that if they do things that are all according the program they can get Ranger
Dollars. I called them Ranger Bucks. How I would have this set up is so that
they could get Ranger related items. I'm not bribing them, I'm giving them
an incentive. To me it's like paying them for a service. The service that
they provide is good behavior. The more Ranger Bucks they earn the more nice
things I'll order for them on my next order to GPH. I'll have a list of what
they can do to earn the Ranger bucks and what earns this many ranger bucks
and what so many Ranger Bucks can buy, I think that if i tie it in to the
old point system i was using, that this would become an added incentive to
not be hearing the excuse "Cmdr Burke I lost my belt, or the dog ate my pants
or something." my feeling is that it would cause them to think of it more
often and place a greater worth to it. They would take better care of the
uniform and want to work a little harder on their advancements. I'm not out
to be teaching the boys how to be materialistic, just wanting to show the
boys what life could be like in the adult world. After all we go to work,
the boss gives us an assignment, we go and do it and get paid for it. If we
do it well, the boss hopefully gives us a raise. To me it would seem like
the same kind of concept excepting that I would never ever fire a boy for
being a slackard.
This is just a perception, I have not instituted this yet at my
outpost to examine it and see if it would work, but i think it sounds like a
creative thought and a plan
Iron Mike
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