Do you think students should work when in high school and college?

[ayerla41]

I think it's fine for them to have a job to pay for extra stuff like going to concerts. They should learn the responsibility but focus most on education.

[Adroden2010]

I was forced to get a job while in  highschool then when i had been there for almost a year my  mom made  me quit at 18 i loved it there but my mom wanted to keep me from a social life i had made. She told me she wished i never got that job but it was her who said to put in the application. SMH!!

[kimberleysurvey]

Some people think it teaches them about responsibility but what happened to just being a kid? I mean its hard times I guess if its a need but if you dont need to why should parents make their young kids work?

i think they should it it would give them responsibility

[ajann1983]

Students shouldn't be forced to have a job while in school. If they can manage both then that's great but if the job begins to interfere with their school responsibilities, then i feel school is the priority.

[kisah0414]

I think you should have a job in highschool but just not alot of wroking hours it can be time manganament and hard to stay focus or even play sports. but my opinion is its up to the kid if they want to work. but in college yes i agree that they should have a job because basically you are an adult.

[sfister65]

Some people think it teaches them about responsibility but what happened to just being a kid? I mean its hard times I guess if its a need but if you dont need to why should parents make their young kids work?

I don't think parents should make them but maybe incourage them.

[squirrelgirl44]

Yes. I think so. I worked all the way (full time) through high school and college. I still did sports and extra curricular and was on honor society. It's all about priorities. I didn't watch tv during the week, and I had plenty of time to spend with friends on weekends or at school events. I think it teaches good work ethic and learning balance at a young age.

[velvet53]

I think it is great if a student works while going to school. It gives them a sense of responsibility and some spending money. If the parents are having a hard time meeting the expenses of school then the student can help out. It is good as long as it doesn't interfer with their studies.

[Boise40]

It doesn't just teach them responsibility but, it will also teach them to face the real world at a young age. I personally think its better to learn as much as possible when you're young. Your parents is not gonna live forever and they sure are not gonna do your share of responsibility all the time. I personally wished that my parent would of pushed me to work while in high school. I may have saved a lot of money by the time I graduated from high school. However, I didn't work and I graduated without saving or working for any money.

[Annella]

My son worked a part-time job after school to pay for his first car. We took care of the insurance, but he had to keep up on maint., gas/oil. It didn't hurt him one bit. I worked while I went to college and it didn't hurt me either. I also was on a half day work schedule my last 2 years of high school. I loved it and the fact that the money I made was mine. It taught me the value of a good days work and the "fruits" of my labors. How to budget for what I wanted, etc.

There's nothing wrong with teaching our kids a work ethic at a young age. Back in my day, you could get a work permit at 14 and my first job was (age 14) working as a dishwasher in a restaurant during the Summers in Lake Tahoe on the South Shore. I worked myself up to waitress and made quite a bit of money before each school year for clothes, etc. What kid in 1965 could make close to $30 in tips a day plus hourly wage?. I worked every Summer there before graduating. That experience taught me more than anything else about responsibility.

I passed that work ethic along to my son as he was growing up. Today he works for a Fortune 500 company in upper management, and they fly him all over the world. He is highly respected among his peers and gets promotions all the time. I see a whole generation today of those who don't want to work or do anything with their lives. School is important, but so is getting our children ready for the real world.

[jenniferhoder]

Absolutely work! It teaches you a lot of things; time management, responsibility, etc! I had to do it and I don't blame for my parents for making me either!!

[OlayaD]

I don't have kids this age yet, but however I have been told that my kids will work to help pay for their car, phone, insurance ect. I personally think that school is more important. So  my fiance and myseld have come to the agreement that if they choose to work that's fine but if grades slip the job will be gone.

[hawkeye3210]

It can be good and bad.  I have a younger brother who worked throughout high school, so he never had to worry about money and could spend it freely.  The problem is that he rarely saved any and developed some poor spending habits.  I hope he figures out sometime how to budget himself.

[Skyisbluetoday]

High school kids shouldn't have too. College students should if they need to work. Of course the parents might need some help.
 

[Ittai]

  i think it all depends? Some people have no choice? Others can just go to school? I think its better to just be able to go to school and not work. Now if your in high school you should get a part time job to get a better feel for a real world job.