High School Students and Part Time Jobs

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Lilian M Aminga Professor Haley English 1201 -55 4/18/14 Argument essay High school students and part time jobs High school students should have a part time job while in high school because it will help them learn how to handle responsibility and manage time more efficiently. Working while in high school will help the students explore career options before choosing a college major. The part time job also helps the students learn the importance of money management. Finally having a part time job while in high school will help one to be independent and social. Despite the fact that working while going to school is a great idea, it also has some disadvantages like: students may not be able to complete their homework due to inadequate time since they will spend their free time at their work place. Some students may sleep in class during the first lesson if they work late hours which may lead to poor performance. In spite of the disadvantage of the disadvantages, part time jobs for high school students have great advantages. According to Gisler and Eberts, “students who work part time jobs feel and act more adult, and if they are handling their jobs well and receive additional responsibilities, their self-esteem grows.” Learning to balance school/activities and part time job will help the student to learn how to multitask at an early age which may help them in their duties. Brown tells us in her article the “Balancing Act” how important part time jobs are according to the interviews she had with a number of high school students who have part time jobs. One of the students named Charlotte talks of how work puts her out of trouble because she gets busy hence no idling time that may lead her to getting involved with negative activities. Charlotte also talks of how she is able to save for college and also able to hold responsibilities. In addition to working at a
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