▶ Your Answer : Some people think that it is not advantageous for teenage students to have part-time jobs, while others do not. Both sides may have their own reasons to support their views. If I had to choose one, I think that part-time jobs benefits teenage students. There are several reasons as follows: To begin with, part-time jobs can improve the sense of responsibility of teenage students. With work experience, students can learn how to their duties, such as arriving at the office in time and following the rules of work place. For example, a study was conducted by Korea Educational Development Institution in Korea to determine whether work experience could affect students’ behavior at school. The first group was formed of students did not experience having part-time jobs at all. The other group was consisted of students who did part time while they going to school. After monitoring two groups, the researcher found that the latter group better handled their assignments and followed the school rules. This is because they already learned the importance of sense of responsibility which leads them to do their duties. In addition, part-time jobs encourage teenage students to understand the value of money. By working students can learn how difficult it is to make money. For instance, when my brother was in middle school, as he received pocket money from my parents whenever he needs money, he did not know the hardness of to make money. Whenever he got an allowance, he sent all of it buying goods he liked such as an expensive headphone and sports magazines. However, after he worked at convenience store at night during winter vacation in high school, he realized how difficult it was to make money. After two months, when he got his pay, he went to the bank to save the money without using it at all. Without this experience he would not been able to know the value of money. To sum up, part-time jobs enhance the sensibilities of responsibility of teenage students and teach them to know the importance of money. In this regards, I strongly believe that part-time jobs are more likely to bring merits to teenage students. |