Part time employment has increased dramatically in the last decade. There are more than five million teenagers who have part time jobs. The research suggest that teenagers are twice as likely to work in todays economy than in 1950’s. More teenagers are getting jobs during school at a time when there is concern about improving the nation's academics performance of secondary schools. There are two perspective for part time employment. There are work complements school and work supplements school (www.tandfonline.com).
The first view, work complements school, encourages that work during school brings a smooth transition from school to work after high school. It will bring a smooth transition because students know how to be responsible and get things done on time. They will know how to manage their time. Research also suggest that students who work are more prepared for the work world. It considers that they will have more job opportunities and will earn higher wages later in life. They will be more prepared because when a student has work and school they have to know how to be organized. Work helps a student a become more organized because it gives them more responsibility and makes them keep their stuff straight. If a person does not keep their stuff straight they tend to get lost and then have minny panic attacks. Without responsibility a person will never be able to go anywhere in life. A person always has to be responsible and prepared (www.tandfonline.com).
Work allows a student to become more prepared because it shows them what is expected when it comes to the work world. When a student knows what is expected, they start working on things that will help them become more prepared. They start looking at classes t...
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...o do things like that unlike the students are not employed.
In ending, there are both positive and negative affects of being part-time employed. Being employed does not allow a student to spend time with their friends or play after school sports and it also can have an affect on their grades and how well they do in school. If a student is not employed they are able to do more after school activities and hang out with friends. Being employed can be a good thing and a bad thing for high school students.
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