1. Click here.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
3. In the "post a comment" box, write something to the effect of "I am voting for The Generation Project" in the text box.  Specific comments detailing why we are awesome  are really helpful, too!
4. Press submit.   

For you visual learners, here is an example:
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Winning this grant would mean the world to our organization.  Our capacity to implement gifts to students in low-income urban areas would go up at least tenfold, and, upon our official launch, we would be able to aggressively market The Generation Project to new donors.  Please, please, please take two seconds to voice your support for The Generation Project!  Thanks for all you do!

As the Times notes, there is anecdotal support for both these views. The percentage of New York City high school students taking Advanced Placement tests rose this year after the district offered students a cash payment for high AP scores.  A cash incentive system for Dallas high schools students also coincided with increased student achievement:

But the anti-reward camp argues that such gains are merely illusory, and that reward systems ultimately decrease students' motivation to learn in the long term:

For the anti-reward camp, those who give children tangible incentives for academic performance ultimately run the risk of "undermin[ing] the joy of learning for its own sake.

Why the anti-reward camp has it wrong, after the jump. More...