Should Teens Have Jobs In America?

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McCoy Norton Mrs. Cardinal ELA 7th hour 26 February 2024. Should Teens Have Jobs? Many teens hold jobs in America, why is that? Well, there are many benefits to having a job. These jobs that are used to save money for college and spend money with friends are a large part of being a teenager. These jobs are usually temporary and only sometimes pay the best. Most of the time, teens can get these jobs at large stores and fast food chains. Also, if a teen wants a local job it can be obtained easier if they know the owner of the business. There can even be pages in school yearbooks dedicated to pictures of working students. Even though school-year jobs are not all beneficial, teens should have an occupation, because they teach teens how to manage …show more content…

. . responsibility and money management.” This proves that jobs can help teens manage money because the quote directly says it. To elaborate, the quote says jobs can teach teens money management. JOCK also says in paragraph 19 that Ciro Livingston says that he is learning time management because he has to make sure his work is completed every day.” This proves that a job helps with management because it has a real teenager giving a real example that they experienced firsthand how their job helps them manage time better. In other words, this proves that teens need jobs. After all, it helps them manage time better because they have a direct witness testifying of the truthfulness of this claim. Not only do teens learn to become better at managing things, jobs can improve the lives of adolescents. Jobs can and do improve the lives of adolescents. For example, Jerald G. Bachman, a distinguished senior research scientist at the Institute for Social Research and a research professor at the survey research center at the University of Michigan, the author of “Teenager's Work Can Have Downsides” says in paragraph 4,”. . . [C]ompletion rates are the highest among those who worked 15 hours or less a week when they were high school seniors.” This proves that jobs …show more content…

In paragraph 5, by JOCK, it says jobs can keep teens out of trouble. This proves that teen’s life can be better by having a job, because they will stay out of trouble. Teens staying out of trouble is so important to have a good life because some habits/addictions can have detrimental impacts on their lives that could last forever. On the other hand, people are misled to believe that a teenager having a field of work is horrible. One of these reasons people believe teens should not have jobs is, that school-year jobs can lead to poorer academic performance. This is proven in paragraph 1, which says, . . . Researchers have consistently found that high school students who work long hours in the school year tend to have poorer academic performance (Bachman). This proves the argument that students who have jobs score poorer because a credible source said almost exactly that. also, it talks about the right group of people and the problems they face. But if students don't work as long, they don’t encounter these problems. For example, in paragraph 4 it states, . . . Research clearly shows it is fine to get a job, as long as you can hold the

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