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Many parents believe that allowing their children to take part-time jobs has more bad than good, because they think that children cannot concentrate in their study if they work and it can affect their future lives in bad ways because school works are important in deciding their future careers. At first thought, this notion is plausible because actually working for part-time jobs requires children some time. The careful second, however, will reveal the weak point of this widespread idea and lead us to think about the advantages of taking a part-time job. To begin with, children can experience many things while they are working. While doing a part-time job, they can learn whether they are good at certain sphere or not. To be specific, I once taught poor children who were living in my town. Before that experience, I want to be a teacher so I was supposed to be pursue an educational degree in university. However, teaching children for a while, I realized that tutoring someone is the last thing I could be good at. From the experience, I could choose more applicable major for me. On this account, I would say that doing part time jobs will be absolutely helpful for children. Moreover, children can have an appropriate economic conception by earning their own money. They will get to know the preciousness of money, realizing that earning a smattering of money is not an easy task. To illustrate my point, a recent research conducted by Seoul National University showed that teenagers who had some experience of earning their own money had more desirable notions about spending money. While those who always had been given money from their parents spent their money without deep thoughts, those who had been doing part-time jobs tended to deliberate about whether the spending is necessary or not before they buy something. In conclusion, I firmly believe that taking a part-time job will help children to live desriable lives. Of course, there will be some difficulties in working. However, in the long run, it will certainly be the best choice that have been made. |