Should Teens Quit Their Jobs?

First, giving them a job during the summer would be great because this makes them feel responsible and mature. Kids would also stop nagging their parents to buy toys and clothing for them because they have their own money. So the parents could relax at home not having to worry about them as much, reducing their stress. This makes the working children more independent because they could buy their own food, clothing, toys, etc.

The five teenagers that I interviewed do not currently work. Their main focus is school, as it should be. However, they stated that if given the opportunity, they would like to take up a job so that they could start saving money for themselves and to help out their families with their expenses. They do not seem to have too many responsibilities given to them by their parents, aside from doing household chores and maintaining decent grades in school. Even though their parents allowed them with some autonomy, they do not take this for granted. They still obtain permission

It is not fair to pay teens less than adults. As Marilyn Watkins, the Policy Director at the Economic Opportunity Institute, puts it, “Why should a worker get paid less simply because he or she happens to be a teenager?” Teens will often use the money they earn from their job to help assist their families if times are tough, or they may use the money to help pay for college if their parents are unable to. Since 2006, the cost of college has increased dramatically, according to the College Board (Watkins 23). Also, if the wages for teens were lowered, companies would likely favor teens over other demographics of people, like seniors for example. “Employers might prefer to hire a rotating series of teens because it would be cheaper “(Watkins

Should teens earn less than adults for doing the same job? This topic has been very controversial and many have been paranoid of it because of the unemployment that is happening lately. “Is It Fair to Pay Teens Less Than Adults” by Bob Battles and Marilyn Watkins is about a debate that contains two opposing views of whether teens should be equally or not equally paid as an adult. Each viewpoint is thoroughly explained why their side is the stronger argument. I think that teens and adults equally should be paid. Teens should be equally paid as an adult because, many of them work to help their family, save for college, and help themselves to build work experience.

     Jobs won’t only support teens for the things they want, but it can help benefit for the things they need. The first things teens think of for their future are going to college and getting their first car. But, let’s say there’s a well educated thirteen-year-old, raised in a low-income family, who has plans on going to college.

After reading the arguments in, “Is It Fair to Pay Teens Less Than Adults?” it is evident that teens should be paid the same as adults. To begin, the author states, “Teens often need jobs as much as any other worker.” Everyone needs money. Money is one of the main things people use to live in this day and age. Money buys the main necessities such as food, water, clothing, and shelter, so even if someone is just a teenager, they may need to save up for later in their life. Next, the article says, “The health of the U.S. economy depends heavily on consumer spending, and teens spend more than $250 billion a year.” If teenagers didn’t have money to spend, the economy would be greatly affected. Decreases in prices could lead to an unstable economy,

I think that if is really necessary to have kids working then they should keep it like that. I understand that is bad for kids that age to be working but is actually a good thing because when they grow up they’ll know already what they need to do to

Generation Free Lunch, to get a j-o-b! by Heather Wilhelm explains why teenagers need to be given a chance to get a job.

Youth unemployment is a major problem in the United States and has decreased in the past five years. Many teenagers are unable to find jobs, so they cannot gain experience in the workforce.

Laws and Acts have been established throughout America, putting restrictions on work labor for youth. The “Fair Labor Standards Act,” passed in 1938, establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and you employment standards affecting private and federal sectors for local governments. Laws such as these help youth throughout America, get fair pay, hours, and working conditions. Yet, there are still acts that some people may disagree with. The “Keating-Owen Act,” prevents children at the age of fifteen and lower from performing hard labor jobs. Teenagers such as myself, I am fifteen years old, are not allowed to do hard labor jobs, like painting houses, or doing landscaping. The pay for jobs such as these, are

Students in highschool know a days seem to be being employed more frequently. However I don’t agree with the employment of young teens. Although some may disagree jobs take time that teens should be spending on their education. If kids are too busy worrying on who can cover their shift instead of studying for that big test coming up. They will fail in school. Teens with jobs would worry more on making money believe it or not. They also have a higher rate in doing illegal things like drugs, cigarette use and maybe behavior problems.

When the nation began to industrialize, the types of jobs shifted from farm work to factory work. The jobs that children held would change as they became older and more difficult so that in the end they would have more skills. "At that time, many believed that children should work because it helped them develop a strong work ethic. Many employers took advantage of children; parents found it difficult to keep their kids away from hard labor because the additional income was crucial to the family 's survival" (Benson 2). This was a real challenge for parents as the income was critical to the

So I know you have to wait till you're at least 16 years old to get a job. Some kids want things that their parents won't pay for like if you really wanted a pair of Beats. Then they would need the money to buy them. Most parents give their children money when they go out with a friend to buy stuff like concessions or whatever. But the kids sometimes are forced to earn the money themselves if their parents don't think it's worth that much money for something like beats, an ipod, segway, etc... But they don't need paid for chores they could just pick up odd jobs like for example: mowing, weedeating, babysitting, dog sitting, and dog

Work is a very important thing in peoples' lives because it can help people to get money they need to live and to develop peoples' skills in work. Some people think that children within upper teenage should do part-time job during weakends and vacations. Others believe that people should not do job during studying age. In my view, I think that children between age 16-18 years should work, for these two important reasons.

Money is an important component that can help ones to function properly in this society. However, money defines our self-worth and value in this society. For decades, unemployment has become a big issue in our community. The younger generation are the one who suffers the most from the crisis. In 2009 alone, 6.7 million youths joined the ranks of the unemployed, and compare this with an average annual increase of 191,000 in the 10 years before the crisis 1997 to 2007(Elder,2010). Youth unemployment is a crucial issue in our society. Unfortunately, a lot of young people are going through that situation. When it comes to find a job, young people are the less fortunate for many reasons. For instance, some employers might be biased on ages and believes that young people do not have skills or enough experiences to perform at the level required for the jobs. The problem of youth unemployment has many causes and consequences in our society. Youth unemployment can affect the economy, family relationship, increase crime rates and, mental health.