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
In the essay, “Working at McDonald’s,” Amitai Etzioni shares his strong belief that working, especially at McDonald’s type restaurants, is bad for teenagers. I would agree that working is not a good thing for teenagers under some circumstances but at other times it is good. First, jobs affect school involvement and attendance in bad ways. Second, jobs often provide “on the job experience,” but much of the time the experience taught is useless. Third, fast food jobs may provide a disadvantaged status. Fast food jobs can also provide an advantaged status. Finally, workers can learn to manage their money by making mistakes with money before they get into the Real World.
This makes the paper very ineffective because to parents and other adults, these facts would not apply to them. His article has the potential to become much more effective if he also targets parents, teachers, and counselors because those adults are major influences in a student’s life. If he targets the teachers and counselors, they can start teaching the students that it is okay not to go to college. By integrating this idea into the school systems, the social norm would begin to change and many employers would possibly start looking more closely into the individual potential employees, not just their
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve asked my parents for money for the movies or for the mall. Usually, they tell me to get a job or to be more responsible with the things I already have. The same thing is true for teens my age all around the world. What’s the solution, you may ask? One word, jobs. What would happen if the legal working age was changed from the average 16 years old to 13 years old?
Response: I agree with Steinberg that working affects adolescents that are going to school. I believe that teenagers should concentrate on their studies and not become overwhelmed with the added stress of work. There is plenty of time for them to learn the “real world” of working, so why not let them be kids and have them worry about their homework and after school chores, rather than trying to make the almighty dollar.
Growing up all my friends had perfect jobs for teenagers. As a teenager, I spent a lot of time applying for jobs and searching for places to work because money didn’t come easy and I wanted to be in control of my own money. But I could never score a job. I applied to at least 100 jobs at least twice and I still couldn’t get an opportunity.
Students spend four years of their lives attending high school. Going through high school is mandatory as it prepares them for college and strength to face “the real world.” Having part-time jobs has become the phenomenon among high school students and many students follow this trend as well. Moreover, there are some pros and cons attached with it. Though it may seem like working throughout high school is a bad idea, it could better prepare students for “the real world.” Although some people believe that the primary duty of a student is studying, I am of the opposite position. I strongly support the idea that high school students should work throughout high school. This is because they can earn money, become responsible and get experience.
Etzioni emphasizes on three negative effects of teenagers part-time employment on education. He highlights that fast food jobs impede with education, do not convey new skills, and alter youngsters’ moral values and work principles. Further, the writer continues in following paragraphs giving appropriate ideas to support each of his claims. Etzioni depicts the American convention with respect to teenagers’ employment. The essay utters that youngsters’ employment was a conventional way of teaching “self-reliant, work-ethic-driven, productive” in young people. He then goes on providing a synopsis of the variation from the standard in the current situation. Etzioni also accentuates on the positive effects of teen jobs in terms of raising money for college for poor
By presenting certain uses of statistics, diction, and expert testimonies, Jeffrey Selingo supports his overall statement that teens and college students should work while pursuing their education because it is impactful for their future. To begin, Selingo presents statistics and a timeline to illustrate the problem. Selingo advises on page 1 that the rate of overall teenagers in the workforce during school has “dropped from 40% in 1990 to just 20 percent today” (Selingo). Using statistics like these contributes to the overall claim by making his essay logical, and displays that he has done the research needed to prove his thesis. It reveals how he wants the reader to understand where he is coming from, and why his claim is a poignant issue that needs to be worked on using the stats given.
“Over and over, faculty members and administrators noted how their student’s limited experience with hard work made them oddly fuzzy-headed when facing real-world problems rather than classroom tests.” The author also shared “Last year, we sent our eldest child, Corrie, then 14, to spend a month working on a cattle ranch.” “she loved it and hated it.” These 2 quotes explain how the author shares different perspectives and his experiences to support his argument. The author also uses the appeal of emotions in order to support the argument that teenagers do not want to work a summer job.
Most teens are getting jobs at high school ages. They would need a way to get to and from work on their own. More often than not a teens work schedule is not going to coincide with the parent or guardian's schedule. The job would just end up being a hassle for both the teen and the parent taking them. If they have a license, there would not be a problem with getting a job when they can take themselves whenever. Having a job in high school sets you up to be more responsible, builds time management skills, and you can save up college money or money to support yourself.
With that being said, teens are more likely to be focused on schooling instead of summer jobs. “That suggests–although it cannot prove–that summer jobs have lost cultural cachet, as the norm has shifted away from working.” (Thompson 7). Information like that is saying just how much respect teens have lost for summer jobs. Which is causing these teens to move away from the workforce.
She says, “I applied early to a good college and got in. One of the first things I did when I got there was get a job” (Paul 16). Getting a job as a teenager looks good on college applications, and you can even save up money for college. Meanwhile, teenage jobs can lead to less success in children's futures. In the article “Teenagers’ Work Can Have Downsides” by Jarald G. Bachman, he shares how he doesn’t think teenagers should get jobs because it can lead to bad habits.
Most people would conclude that summer jobs when they were younger were a right of passage, but today’s teens don’t seem to have the same fondness for them. Why is this a problem? While you might think that has to do with today's teens getting lazier and lazier, Derek Thompson had a different idea when he wrote the essay, “Teenagers Have Stopped Getting Summer Jobs—Why?”. While Thompson uses reasoning to support his claim that teens not having summer jobs is not bad, he relies heavily on evidence to convince his audience that teens are spending their free time more strategically. Thompson uses visual graphs to disprove the idea that teens are getting lazy because they don’t have summer jobs by also giving many reasons why they don’t have summer
All in all, it is strongly suggested that teenagers to work while in high school. They obtain a lot of benefits from working, such as becoming more responsibe, practicing time effectively, and providing some experiences that will prepare for their future. Having a job while attending school is quite hard. However, a self motivated and well organized person may find it easy to balance work and school.
For teenagers typically the best employment is during the summer months due to the fact that they are out of school and thus have an increased amount of leisure time and many places require an extra source labor in order to accommodate for the rush which typically occurs during the summer months (Hall, 2013). In the year 1999 just above fifty-two percent of teenagers from the age of sixteen to the age of nineteen were employed for a summer job, however; the current employment rate for the same age group was around 32.25 percent in the past June and July an extremely low number especially considering that this was the peak teenage employment season (Hall, 2013). This has been compared to the great depression by some due to the fact that the numbers are somewhat similar to those seen during the great depression, in fact An...