The world is filled with many different types of occupational fields such as construction, business management, medical, agricultural, and educational. All types of people are allowed to apply for jobs in any field except for those who are younger than 18. It is not fair how people at ages higher than 60 are allowed to work, but students who are younger than 18 are not. Discrimination should not occur if minors could offer the same amount of effort that elders can. Although students can have jobs such as mowing lawns, working at fast food restaurants, lifeguarding, and cleaning, they should be allowed to apply for all jobs at any age because it helps them support their families, provides an educational opportunity, and allows them to utilize skills and work ethic. No choice exists as to what family a child is born into, some of those being …show more content…
In the first 18 years of life, kids have an opportunity to learn plenty of skills. Singing, dancing, running, typing, writing, reading, and riding are just a few. If they are extremely good at it, why stop them from doing what they do best? If they do a better job than other people, why refuse? Many kids are hard workers and will do their best at anything they work for. Employers might have better luck with an eleven year old than they would with a 40-year old adult. If they have the skills and work ethic, they should be just as qualified as adults. If they make mistakes, the blame should not be put on their age because someone else much older could have made the same mistakes. If employers do not think they are right for the job, then they do not have to hire them, or they can let them go after a short time of work. Companies should at least give them a chance to prove themselves without completely shunning them because of their
Ever since high school, all students are told about the many different financial options available to them to help pay for their college education. However, there are also students who are told that they are available for additional aid because they are considered to be underprivileged. For students like me, the term “underprivileged” is placed on them early on in schools and will continue to follow them for most of their undergraduate career. I am able to relate to this article because I am considered to be an underprivileged student. For as long as I can remember, I have been identified as such and for a while I got made fun of because I was labeled as being underprivileged. I know what it feels like as a child to be ostracized just and having to deal with the label as a college student can be just as embarrassing at times. While the additional funds that are available may be helpful for an already struggling college student to pay for courses; the term “underprivileged” itself can be damaging to the students emotionally. As the Phoenix newspaper editor, Natasha Rodriguez, expresses in her article “Who Are You Calling Underprivileged,” (p. 206) colleges often label students as being “underprivileged” based off of their lower income, their backgrounds, or even their ethnicity. Rodriguez points out that though the assistance is appreciated, being called underprivileged or told that you have lived an “underprivileged” life could invoke a lot of different emotions in a student. Rodriguez then goes on to question the use of the term “underprivileged” by colleges and why another word should be adopted to identify students in need. She argues that colleges should adopt a phrase similar to “students in n...
to relax from an over scheduled day. Parents put their children in classes and sports at younger and younger ages due to a fear of their child missing out and being behind. Every parent wants their child to succeed and find something they are good at, so when they see that other families are putting their children in lessons at a young age they conclude that they must begin these activities even earlier to give that child the extra edge. Pierce asserts that by encouraging children to learn skills to early we are providing them with undue stress and destroying their chance to develop into what they want to become. It is hard for children to learn how to be kind when they are competing all day.
Employer refrain from discriminating due to the age of a person when making employment decisions about hiring, firing, promotions, layoffs, compensation, benefits, job assignments, and training. Those individuals covered by
Age discrimination is a growing concern in our society, having significant consequences in denying an increasing proportion of the population the right to work. The percentage of older adults (65 and over) in Canada has risen from 8% in 1971 to a rate of 14% in 2011. This number is expected to steadily rise to a rate of 24.7% (roughly 1 in 4) by the year 2051 (Canada, 2014). Not only is this high rate concerning when considering the availability of future job positions, but this is especially concerning when, as the Ontario Human Rights Commission has determined that “age discrimination is often not taken as seriously as other forms of discrimination” (OHRC, 2014).
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. There’s no way their family can support him to go to college, and its funds could be over-whelming. The only way they could go to college is if they started saving at an early age. Therefore, if they got a job at the age they were at now, they’d be on their way to college by the time they graduate high school. Or, another example would be, if a teen wanted to get their first car on their sixteenth birthday. As you may know, many teens don’t get things handed to them on a silver platter, so they’d have to buy that car themselves. They might be old enough to drive, but they just turned the legal working age. Once they get a job, they’d have to wait at least a year to have enough money for the car as well as its insurance.
It is currently increasing in incidence at an alarming rate. Unemployment among young people is increasing predominantly as a result of youth receiving inadequate preparation for the job market and a largely ignored discrimination against youth in the job market. In order to minimize levels of youth unemployment, the education system and current workforce practices need to be analyzed and modified. The education system should be modified so that its degrees and more in line with jobs that are actually available and offer more job experience opportunities. The workforce practices should be modified so that discrimination against youth is minimized as much as possible. This can be achieved through invoking a higher rate of jobs awarded through meritocracy and reducing the amount of informal hiring. It is only after the integration of many of these concepts that youth unemployment levels will decrease. This will be a step towards a world with less inequality and unemployment, a step towards a better
youngsters they need not wait until adulthood to begin working they can certainly, “…pick up a
Sex selection deprives the child of the right to an open future. Dena Davis explains the right to an open future in her article “Genetic Dilemmas”. She claims that “to view a child primarily through its gender narrows the child’s ability to choose his or her own path through life”.8 This suggests that children should enjoy full freedom when they are brought into this world by their parents. When a child is born into this world through sex selection, the parents of the child may expect him to live up to their certain expectations.
Do you want a future generation with sweat, and blood on its hands because it worked in coal mines in its youth? In conclusion, children under the age of 13 should not work, so they could attend school. Kids should stay in school to improve their education. 200,000 injuries, thousands of cases of permanent disability, and more than 70 deaths each
In fact they never even chose whether or not to be brought into life. We are born without knowing we will be born, and then they are raised to accept the religion they are taught. Not only religion but also interests, culture, and many more. This quote is important, because it supports the idea of how our identity is mostly chosen for us.
Age discrimination continues to be a problem for both men and women that are over the age of 40 in the workforce. In year 1967, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act ADEA was passed to prohibit discrimination against workers over age 40 and older. Another law in the year 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. However there are still age discrimination and it seems to be more especially for older women more than older men. The Federal and the state should implement more regulations to protect workers' rights in all age groups, both in the younger and older generation including their race and gender.
School can be frustrating for students. Going to school, doing homework, and then repeating it all over again the next day can become quite tedious. Especially when one feels as if they are not gaining anything from doing well in school, it causes students to have very little motivation to complete their schoolwork. Students might be motivated if there was some sort of incentive for attending school and doing well at it. A law should be passed that requires students to be paid for doing well in school because it gives them motivation, helps them with financial issues, and allows them to learn how to manage money more effectively.
...to the fact the being employed increases college graduation rate and teaches many skills that are not taught with in any level of school. The issue is increased as because many of these teenagers are also not in school. A possible solution to this problem is for companies to offer apprenticeships to promising high school students.
The transition from high school to university can be challenging for many students. Students quickly notice differences between the academic expectations of high school compared to those of universities. High school is heavily structured, students’ attendance and participation are regularly monitored, and teachers are in daily contact with them and provide regular feedback. On the contrary, university students are responsible for organising their course schedules. They are not mandated to attend lectures regularly and professors do not monitor their attendance in the majority of the courses. Additionally, assignments and tests are the only source of feedback. Students experience a higher level of discretion and freedom in universities. However, the freedom given to students can have negative impacts on their academic success. Many students attend the lectures sporadically and some do not attend them at all and merely do the assigned work. Moreover, students who attend lectures regularly and come to lectures prepared are more likely to succeed and do well in the course than students who do not. The lectures provide the opportunity to further explore and discuss ideas as well as ask questions and clear up any ambiguities about that specific idea. Therefore, universities should promote regular attendance by making students realize their financial, academic and social responsibilities as university students.