Is It Worth Having A Job As A Teenager?
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November 16, 2022
With so many responsibilities already, does having a job benefit or hurt teenagers?
Many parents encourage teens to get a job and earn their own money. In some ways, this does help them learn new skills and money management, but it is also another thing on their plates.
Gabriella Bellacqua, a Junior at Pentucket High School, was asked about her opinion on teenagers having a job.
Bellacqua stated, “Well I think it’s good to have a job because it helps prepare you for your future, but at the same time you’re only a kid once and you’re gonna work your whole life, why not take advantage of not having to work while you can.”
This is not only great advice but it is helpful for teenagers and their parents to understand that we are still young and we’re probably going to work for the rest of our lives. Why not do what Bellacqua previously stated and take advantage of beginning a teenager? Teens can enjoy their teenage years by having fun and not having to worry about another responsibility.
Lydia Miller, also a Junior at Pentucket High school, was asked if she thinks it’s worth having a job as a teenager. Miller said, “I think it is worth it, because when you’re older you will have money.”
This is a great point brought up, having a job young gives you the ability to save and prepare for your future. It also gives you the ability to buy and use the money you earned however you want.
Many parents would rather you spend your own money instead of using theirs. Having a job not only allows this but also allows you to have a little freedom in what you want to spend your money on.
But, a downside to having a job young is the fact that you are adding another responsibility to your schedule and one more thing you have to stress about. With school, sports, and after-school activities, is a job practical for students?
Unless you don’t participate in sports and after-school activities many students don’t have time for a job.
With so many things going on during high school, having a job may not be super practical, but it is a great way for teenagers to learn new skills such as money management and responsibility, and because of this a job can also be a great experience for your future. But, it all comes down to if you, as a student have time and the ability to take on another responsibility.
Miles Azenaro • Nov 21, 2022 at 2:31 am
This article clearly has thought behind it, but the execution of the ideas it has is poor. The opening is too short to substantially hook the reader and the tense is broken by the word “having”, as the first half of the sentence sets up the issue in the present tense. After the intro, the article tries to tend toward a neutral tone in its second paragraph. However, it blunders in its intention, as it sets up a point and then immediately sabotages it. Rather than contrasting the two points in the sentence that establishes them, try to set them both up beforehand so the reader has appropriate context on both and can make an informed decision on what they want to believe. Setting up points like was done here just serves to confuse the reader.
I have stated my issues with the length of the paragraph hitherto, however, the next sentence would do with some improved context. Asking someone “opinion on teenagers having a job.” is far too open-ended of a question for an interview format, and lacks focus (although that may have more to do with the nature of the article than the question itself). Nevertheless, the use of the word “job” plagues this article and there is a distinct lack of synonyms such as employment. The article keeps up its seeming crusade to try and fail at neutrality by keeping what the interviewee states in one paragraph. Whilst it is fine to have a subject state an opinion that has conflicting points, the writer should try to separate out the points so they can be examined one by one. (Also the picture of the laptop on the side does nothing to further the point of the article). The article then goes on to disregard the first point that Bellacqua made, which may have been the best move in the situation that the writer put themselves in, as I had previously stated. This paragraph is not terribly crafted, save for the odd tonal shift as the author writes from their own perspective and uses pronouns such as we, which is a bit jarring to the reader. The next paragraph suffers from repetition, as the way the question is phrased is almost a mirror image of the previous interview. it may have benefited from a shorting of the question and an artificial lengthening of the answer, such as ” Lydia Miller, a fellow Junior at Pentucket High school, was also asked about her thoughts. Miller said, “I think it is worth [having a job as a teenager] because when you’re older you will have money”.” The following paragraph elaborates on this, although stating that it is a great point comes off as a tad patronizing, and the phrase “having a job young” could use a transitional word such as whilst. The rest of the news article summarizes its previously made points, but once again is hindered by a lack of diction. the word “but” appears far too often to provide a comfortable reading experience. In conclusion, this article brings up a decent argument but is written too clumsily to effectively convey any real meaning to a reader, and rather seems a vessel to further one’s confusion on what side he/she/they should take.
Miles Azenaro • Nov 21, 2022 at 2:28 am
This article clearly has thought behind it, but the execution of the ideas it has is poor. The opening is too short to substantially hook the reader and the tense is broken by the word “having”, as the first half of the sentence sets up the issue in the present tense. After the intro, the article tries to tend toward a neutral tone in its second paragraph. However, it blunders in its intention, as it sets up a point and then immediately sabotages it. Rather than contrasting the two points in the sentence that establishes them, try to set them both up beforehand so the reader has appropriate context on both and can make an informed decision on what they want to believe. Setting up points like was done here just serves to confuse the reader.
I have stated my issues with the length of the paragraph hitherto, however, the next sentence would do with some improved context. Asking someone “opinion on teenagers having a job.” is far too open-ended of a question for an interview format, and lacks focus (although that may have more to do with the nature of the article than the question itself). Nevertheless, the use of the word “job” plagues this article and there is a distinct lack of synonyms such as employment. The article keeps up its seeming crusade to try and fail at neutrality by keeping what the interviewee states in one paragraph. Whilst it is fine to have a subject state an opinion that has conflicting points, the writer should try to separate out the points so they can be examined one by one. (Also the picture of the laptop on the side does nothing to further the point of the article). The article then goes on to disregard the first point that Bellacqua made, which may have been the best move in the situation that the writer put themselves in, as I had previously stated. This paragraph is not terribly crafted, save for the odd tonal shift as the author writes from their own perspective and uses pronouns such as we, which is a bit jarring to the reader. The next paragraph suffers from repetition, as the way the question is phrased is almost a mirror image of the previous interview. it may have benefited from a shorting of the question and an artificial lengthening of the answer, such as ” Lydia Miller, a fellow Junior at Pentucket High school, was also asked about her thoughts. Miller said, “I think it is worth [having a job as a teenager] because when you’re older you will have money”.” The following paragraph elaborates on this, although stating that it is a great point comes off as a tad patronizing, and the phrase “having a job young” could use a transitional word such as whilst. The rest of the news article summarizes its previously made points, but once again is hindered by a lack of diction. the word “but” appears far too often to provide a comfortable reading experience. In conclusion, this article brings up a decent argument but is written too clumsily to effectively convey any real meaning to a reader, and rather seems a vessel to further one’s confusion on what side he/she/they should take.
Cristian Gomez • Nov 17, 2022 at 10:06 am
I agree with your conclusion, in my own experience having a job when you aren’t doing other things like sports was completely worthwhile, it helped me a lot having a job this summer where otherwise I would have just sulked for two months instead, having great co-workers and a decent job helps a bunch. So overall I definitely agree, it depends on what activities you are doing, but if you find yourself being bored constantly or doing nothing, its a great investment, and don’t forget you make money.