The incentives have been controversial. Many parents prefer to enroll their children in programs that do not offer such incentives.Others object to the idea of private companies running public education.[http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2005/mar/20050308news005.asp Rep. Maynard Wallace, a Missouri legislator, attempted in December 2004 to pass a bill blocking school districts from using Newton Learning and other for-profit companies to gain state aid. "We’re taking taxpayer money that would be going to educate our children, and it’s going to a company. It’s going to a corporation that’s doing this for profit," Wallace said.Clay Routledge, a doctoral student in psychology, commented that monetary reinforcements for summer school would decrease intrinsic motivation for learning.[http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2004/jun/20040629comm008.asp