Should High School Students Have Jobs

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High school is supposed to get students ready for the real world. The knowledge we learn in those four years can help choose our majors, however, sometimes in those four years we do not learn what it is like to pay bills or manage time between work and school. Whether the student work only on weekends or after school on weekdays, it raises the question if it is beneficial for students to have a job while going to school. Some people have argued that having a job can help students manage their time while others say it takes time away from education.
Having a job can teach students that once they become adults they have to depend on their income for the things that they want. There is no way to prepare them for that than gaining experience and responsibilities with each paycheck. Having a job can also help students gain perspective of the real world where they are treated as adults. They are taught to act professional and learn new tasks for each position. Many students get their first job while they are in high school. According to bls.gov 20.3 million youth ages 16-24 are employed by the end of july 2015. The number of students getting …show more content…

Some students need time to do homework, school activities and manage their own time.Parents might not want their children to be working because they do not want them to stress or feel exhausted. Teenages should also be able to have fun and enjoy the high school experience like games, dances and clubs; however, if a student is working they might miss out on some of those memories. There is only a certain amount of time in a day and some people believe that working while in high school will only make students want more money and later quit school. Regardless education is important and it is necessary that students understand that. Each student is different, some can have jobs and get good grades while others should wait for times later in life to work on having a

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