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Being the mother of four kids, the oldest being fifteen. I find myself thinking a lot about my kids’ future, and what it holds for them. I especially think about my fifteen year old son, who is at the age where he is able to enter the work force. He is anxious about finding a job so he can save for a vehicle, and to help pay for his own clothes. Even though I was working by the age of fifteen, and loved working. I started wondering, if working while in high school was the right thing for teens? Does working benefit teens, or does it cause teens to fail in academics?
In an article called Teenage Employment and College Readiness by Kaylin M. Green and Jeremy Staff, Green writes, “Many teenage jobs are not dead-end jobs, but instead provide opportunities for skill development, advancement, interaction, and mentorship with adults. The article goes on to say “In addition to providing youth with important occupation-specific c skills, these jobs can also foster the development of soft skills such as dependability, reliability, and punctuality.” (27) I completely agree with the articles intent. In my opinion I believe that in order for teenagers to properly transition to the “real” world of adulthood, they should engage in some type of employment while still in high school. Working provides many lessons that teens will need to learn in order to be successful in their adult lives. Some of those lessons being money management, positive work ethics, time management, and responsibility. Not only will these traits help them to prepare for being an adult it will also help them understand the dynamics of how companies work, and what is expected of them from their leaders.
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Carr, Rhoda V., James D. Wright, and Charles J. Brody. "Effects of High School Work Experience A Decade Later: Evidence from The National Longitudinal Survey." Sociology Of Education 1 (1996): 66. JSTOR Arts & Sciences I. Web. 1 May 2014.

Greene, Kaylin M., and Jeremy Staff. "Teenage Employment And Career Readiness." New Directions For Youth Development 2012.134 (2012): 23-31. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 May 2014.

Morisi, Teresa L. "The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates: with many teens concentrating on academics, fewer are working during the summer; in recent years, teens also have faced a labor market weakened by recessions, a diminishing number of federally funded summer jobs, and competition from other groups for entry-level job opportunities." Monthly Labor Review 2010: 23. Academic OneFile. Web. 4 May 2014.

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