My son got the KEES money all four years at EKU and my daughter has received it for this year. I have heard the rumor for years now, too.

 

I thought the Lottery money was partly for education, too. I remember that being a HUGE selling point for it being voted in.

I remember this started my senior year of high school, made a whole $100.00 off of it.

Ya gotta admit it'd make a lot of the "funding" a lot easier.

 

 

Why isn't the funding easy now?

As a high school teacher, I'm not sure how many kids are motivated by this. I'm sure that it's a motivating factor for some parents, though!

 

Agreed that it may not motivate high school kids to get better GPA's- but, at risk of sounding cocky, if the point of the program is to keep KY's better students in KY for college, then it worked on me- it was a big factor in keeping me in-state.

Agreed that it may not motivate high school kids to get better GPA's- but, at risk of sounding cocky, if the point of the program is to keep KY's better students in KY for college, then it worked on me- it was a big factor in keeping me in-state.

 

:thumb: Exactly the same for both of my sons. And thank goodness.

Agreed that it may not motivate high school kids to get better GPA's- but, at risk of sounding cocky, if the point of the program is to keep KY's better students in KY for college, then it worked on me- it was a big factor in keeping me in-state.

 

Agreed. It kept all three of mine in state. If it goes away, I don't know WHAT we'd do for that 3rd one! Yeah, you say we'd be NEED-BASED, but for some reason, the FAFSA people think I'm rolling in dough. I'm rolling alright, but in something else......:irked:

KEES money IMO was not only designed to help KY residents pay for college but also it was designed as an incentive to keep top talent in state.

 

For most top students KEES by itself is not a determining factor in staying in state but, rather, its an incentive.

Agreed that it may not motivate high school kids to get better GPA's- but, at risk of sounding cocky, if the point of the program is to keep KY's better students in KY for college, then it worked on me- it was a big factor in keeping me in-state.

 

 

Some REALLY smart kids figured out how to go out of state, but still get the equivilant.

Some REALLY smart kids figured out how to go out of state, but still get the equivilant.

The ironic part is that if I had used KEES as a motivation to a higher GPA in high school, I would have gotten major scholarships at out of state schools that I probably would have attended. But since I didn't care about KEES, I slacked off in high school, but despite my high test scores, I couldn't get big scholarships out of state because of my GPA being a 3.49 instead of a 3.5. So, in a roundabout way, if I had worked harder to earn KEES money, I would have left the state. :lol:

The one downside to the KEES concept is that it can cause one to sacrifice education attainment in high school in the name of "more money."

 

If you're not willing to challenge yourself academically due to the fear that the tougher class will result in a lower grade you are , in the long run, hurting yourself.

I think the Governors scholar program plays a huge role in keeping the best of the best in state. The top students in my class all would have probably been at schools out of state but since they offer paying for your entire college at a state university in Kentucky if you attended for the summer, a lot of students just stayed and went to UK or U of L.

The one downside to the KEES concept is that it can cause one to sacrifice education attainment in high school in the name of "more money."

 

If you're not willing to challenge yourself academically due to the fear that the tougher class will result in a lower grade you are , in the long run, hurting yourself.

 

I agree.

I think the Governors scholar program plays a huge role in keeping the best of the best in state. The top students in my class all would have probably been at schools out of state but since they offer paying for your entire college at a state university in Kentucky if you attended for the summer, a lot of students just stayed and went to UK or U of L.

 

My nephew is going to WKU, thanks to the Governors scholar program.

As a high school teacher, I'm not sure how many kids are motivated by this. I'm sure that it's a motivating factor for some parents, though!

 

Which results in this parent motivating the crap out of his two children.

The one downside to the KEES concept is that it can cause one to sacrifice education attainment in high school in the name of "more money."

 

If you're not willing to challenge yourself academically due to the fear that the tougher class will result in a lower grade you are , in the long run, hurting yourself.

 

I never took the harder classes in high school and never struggled or had a problem in college or in life.

 

I have a child in some of the AP classes and most of what she has studied in the harder classes, she will never ever use in her life unless she is on some game show.

 

That said, she will continue to take the AP classes as she makes her way through high school because that is what is expected of her in today's society.