I'm not quite sure how to tackle this, except to say that I bribe Nolan all the time, and Aaron doesn't (and is shocked that I would do so).

Kohn sounds like the kind of guy that measures character (and the development of such) with a point system. Obviously bribes are negative points, only given by a parent or a teacher who has a compromised character, and is passing on their traits to their charges.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this.