Flat Out Bribery

Ethan recently had to give a report in Social Studies on a foreign country. He chose Venezuela, which is where Aaron served his mission. I think Ethan found it interesting to learn more about the country that Aaron loves so dearly.

A few years ago, when Aaron was traveling to Venezuela on a monthly basis, he and his brother decided to make a Venezuelan Monopoly game. On his various trips, he would come home with stacks of Venezuelan money. The game never came to pass so Aaron let Ethan use the money for his report.

As Ethan and his partner started their presentation in class, he told them there would be a reward for all the kids who participated. The class really perked up. Every time somebody gave a correct answer Ethan gave them $10, $50, or $100 Bolivars (Venezuelan money). Is that considered bribery? Well, what ever it is, it worked. Their presentation had the most classroom participation. They received 275 out of 250 possible points. It wasn't until the very end of the presentation that Ethan told them it took over 2000 Bolivars to equal $1 US Dollar. Even those with $100 only had a small fraction of a penny.