Doing chores around the house is something that everyone has to do, but some kids think they should get paid to do them. I used to get paid to do chores, and now I understand why they stopped paying me. Should kids be paid for doing chores around the house? There are a lot of kids who think they should get paid to do chores, but a lot of their parents don’t really approve of the idea. In my opinion, kids shouldn’t get paid to do chores. Doing them is a big part of life and could make you more responsible in the future.
Chores are something that has to be done. Your parents don’t get paid to do the laundry, dust, or cook meals. If no one in your house did chores, the house would become a mess. The argument that I read says, “Sometime we do
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Sometimes a job may pay you more than your parents are willing to pay for doing chores. Chores are mostly cleaning. If you went out and found a paying job to do, you may enjoy it more than just cleaning. Why not do something for money that you have more fun with? Lastly, some people parents may not have to money to pay you for doing work around the house all of the time. Some people’s parents don’t get paid a whole lot to go to work. If they paid you for doing chores every time you did what you’re supposed to, they could start losing money. You would be gaining all of their money while they’re running out. You’re parents are also providing you a way to live! You’re parents would have trouble providing you with what you need if you have all of their money. In the article I read, Megan thinks that she should get paid to do chores. She thinks this because doing chores is a type of work. She feels that if her parents get paid to do work, then so should she. I feel Megan’s side of this story if wrong because her parents could be working a lot harder and longer to get money. Doing chores actually isn’t that difficult. Sometimes it’s simply just cleaning up a few things around the house, taking care of the pets, or taking out the trash. I agree with Megan’s mom. She stated, “Nobody pays Dad to wash the dishes and take out the garbage and mop the floors. And I would be millionaire if I got paid every
After reading, The Case Against Chores, by Jane Smiley, I must say that I disagree with her perception of chores. Ms. Smiley states that the reason for chores is for “developing good work habits or, in the absence of good work habits, at least habits of working” (Smiley, 2009, p. 274). However, chores teach us things such as responsibility and how to go above and beyond what might be asked of us. As a child I did a lot of chores and had to grow up a little faster than some children, but I would not change that for the world. It molded me into the adult that I am today. Therefore, chores, to a certain extent, are a great way to start you on the path in preparing you for adulthood.
Everything from me starting the car in the morning and not taking off, to me going to school everyday and so on. There are also irregularities in our daily responsibilities such as me having an English assignment on occasion or me having to get to guitar lessons. Every one of those things is a responsibility that if neglected will have a negative impact on all parties involved. If I don’t go to school, then my parents feel like they are neglecting me as a child and I am doomed for the streets, or they are given the headache of trying to discipline me, which despite all teenagers beliefs – discipline is not something that parents have fun giving out. Also, should I ever start the car in the morning and take off, my mother now has to walk to work, or call Dad.
Is earning your own money bad? The article The Fast Food Factories: McJobs are bad for kids was written by Amitai Etzioni and published by The Washington Post in 1986. In this article Etzioni states, and I quote, “theses jobs undermine school attendance and involvement, impact few skills that will be useful in later life, and simultaneously skew the values of teen-agers—especially their idea about the worth of a dollar.” Because I am currently in high school and have a job, I strongly believe jobs are helpful, contain many basic life learning skills, but often diminishes teen-agers` thoughts of the value of money.
I also knew that I had to do my chores for me to go out with friends. Although I had this kind of responsibility at a young age, I can say that it helped in life. But because some parents overprotect their children and they are not exposed to real life, children might not know how to function in society when their parents die. In the story of “A Rose For Emily” by William Faulkner. Mister Grierson, Emily’s father, seems to control everything that goes around Emily.
Living with my parents wasn’t ideal for me in high school, but quite frankly, it saved me a lot of time and money. My parents, Andrew and Sherrie Lejcher allowed me to live at home free of charge. Each month they paid the utility bill, allowed me to eat their food and picked up anything that I needed upon my request free of charge. While going to high school and living at home, I didn’t need to worry about putting together a budget since everything was being paid for by my parents. Since everything was paid for by my parents, I had the freedom to go out and spend money. My friends and I would often go to movies, out of town parties and restaurants such as Perkins, Buffalo Wild Wings or even China Star. When I lived at my parents, I had limited responsibilities around the house and were fairly easy to complete in a timely fashion. Each weekend I had the duties of cleaning up dog feces, vacuuming the basement, cleaning the bathrooms and making sure my room was in line. Although the list of chores were easy, they had to be done right each and every time, otherwise my father would get upset and make me complete hard labor such as stacking wood, weeding out the garden and stacking cement blocks in hope of building an effective retaining wall. I went to Pine Island High School here in Minnesota and the teachers there rarely gave out assignments over the
They in place of those chores, only teach them to take out the trash and mow the lawn. From the beginning boys are made to think that certain household chores are "women’s work" when really it is only because of society and traditional roles that influence this thinking. That is a major stereotype, but the majority of American households today would prove this to be true. Men are supposed to do the dirty jobs and anything that requires muscle yet they are also supposed to go to work and provide for the family. Little boys see this and are taught this and so the stereotype continues. The fact that these things are considered, "the norm" and expected of every male or female is what makes these them a stereotype. Each person is an individual and it is perfectly normal for a woman to run her own business while a man stays home with the kids. On the other hand it is also perfectly acceptable for a man to be a nurse or hate sports. A woman is capable of doing the same things as a man and vice versa. Men and women are individuals; they are more than just male or female. Gender is only part of who we are; it does not define us as
Parents are tricky people. The trickiest parents tell their children how much they love them and shower each child with praises and gifts, but do not be fooled, parents are not being kind and thoughtful out of the goodness of their hearts. No, parents have darker motives that not all kids catch on to. Parents have children for only one reason, so they do not have to do housework. Think about it, from a young age parents are always forcing their kids to pick up toys or throw away trash. Trust me, these demands are not to teach children anything, it is solely because when the parents were younger they had to clean house and now they no longer want to. Now, I know this news has probably come as a shock to you and hopefully you see the injustice. Something has to be done. Luckily, there is a way out by following these four simple steps you can avoid any unnecessary housework in the future.
First off, the reason why students should get paid for having good grades is that it takes a lot of time and effort to get those grades. For many students it takes many hours of late night studying and constantly going over flashcards to achieve the elusive 4.0 GPA. Shouldn’t these students be compensated for all of their hard work. Many people would say that the students are expected to do this and should not be rewarded but as we all know very few students actually try to put in this kind of work and shouldn’t those who try the hardest receive a little
I independently complete all these chores; I think I should get to go to a game. It may be very time consuming to purchase tickets for the game, then travel to the location of the game, watch the game, then travel home. Even though it is also time consuming to do these chores on a daily basis, so you should be able to give up some of your time like I do every day or weekend.
It was a right-of passage that I, and everyone else I knew, had to endure. I do not know one person who likes doing chores. My parents not only had me do them because they had to get done, but to teach me how to be self- sufficient. No self-respecting adult should ever have to ask anyone how to wash dishes, clean a bathroom or do their laundry. These were the types of chores I did on a weekly basis. The statement that Enrenreich makes is probably one of the rudest things I have ever read, “Upper-middle-class children raised in the servant economy…are bound to grow up as domestically incompetent as their parents and no less dependent on people to clean up after them”(Enrenreich). I cannot even remember the number of times I have washed dishes, mopped/vacuumed floors, taken out the trash or even shoveled snow. As I said before, I am guilty of being an upper-middle-class child. Though people have cleaned my house, I too have done that. So I completely appreciate it when others do the cleaning, but I am speaking for myself and not all children that grew up in an upper-middle-class household. Reading Enrenreich’s article did cause me to reflect on how I acted around the cleaning people that worked in our house. Her anecdotes brought back memories of some of the things I had done. Though, I was young and did not fully understand that what I was doing wrong. However, as I continued to read the article I felt compelled to check my
A person should be taught the basis of household chores such as helping with the shopping, putting away their laundry and even feeding a pet. Including people in such chores will make them feel valued as a person. It is important to take into consideration who likes to do what. Certain chores may seem more appealing to some than others. You wouldn't want to make someone do something that they have no interest in doing.
Doing the household chores isn’t even difficult task to accomplish. Children your age have had to do much more strenuous chores, especially back in the late 18th century. “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake is a prime example of this. Blake’s poem talks about the hardships that come with working in the chimney’s and the mindsets of the young persons working in them.
When children reach a certain age, they like to have their own spending money. While they sometimes receive money for birthdays and other holidays, some parents pay their children for doing work around the home. While this benefits the child in an effort to have their own money, there are many pros and cons of giving kids an allowance for chores.
The chores should be age appropriate. As the children mature, the chores they receive can become more complicated. These chores should vary, in order to teach the children different skills and to maintain fairness, if a parent has more than one child. By accomplishing their tasks, children will gain self-confidence and responsibility. In addition, there are other advantages to giving chores to children. These include getting the children away from video games, computers, and television as well as giving them some physical activity, depending on the chore.
I learned at an early age that chores a necessary and being a part of the household meant that you had to pitch and do your part; this is no different than being part of a study group for a school project or designing a group presentation for a marketing firm. Teaching proficient work ethic at a young age can give children the skills necessary to excel in school and during their career as an adult. My father made sure that I knew the importance of getting your work done and getting it done right. During the summer my father would sometimes take me to work with him so I could pick up trash and scrap wood or aluminum. Once we were finished we would go over to the local recycling center and my father would sell all of the aluminum that we had collected. He would give me the money and make sure to tell me what a great job I had done and that he was so proud of me; those words meant more to me than any amount of money. In Jane Smileys (2009) essay, The Case against Chores, she states, “To me, what this teaches the child is the lesson of alienated labor; not to love the work but to get it over with; not to feel pride in one’s contribution but to feel resentment at the waste of one’s time.” (p. 274) Children learn from our attitudes; if our attitude towards work is