Saturday, June 9, 2007
Holidays were once (and still are) recognised by teenagers as breaks from the hectic school life they have to face five times a week, which amounts to fifty times a term. In short, it is usually the signal for party time when they let down their hair and satisfy all their material desires with the money which they have saved up over the weeks.
Perhaps it is because the allowance that their parents give them monthly is not enough for their wants and needs that many teens nowadays are getting holiday jobs, some which even enable them to earn up to $2,400 a month.
I, for one, definitely feel that getting a holiday job is much more productive than just living off your parents. Firstly, it instils a sense of discipline regarding their spending of money. Working for money is, of course, much more different from reaching out and baring your palms, asking, “Mom, I need more cash.” It gets us teenagers thinking twice about the items which we are hankering after, whereby questions usually run through our minds; questions like, “Do I really need this? Will I ever use it? It is worth the money?” so on and so forth. It kind of makes shopping a stress activity, unlike before when we would simply grab what we wanted and head to the cashier counter to pay for them.
Yes, the aftermath and points of what teenagers learn after working is rather obvious: 1) Better ways to handle money and time, 2) A greater sense of responsibility which enables them to advance to greater challenges and 3) Lessening their parents’ financial burden.
Therefore, in many ways are holiday jobs considered as a benefit.
On the other hand, if one fails to manage his or her time properly, then of course, taking up a holiday job might not be as easy as he or she might think it is. Inevitably, when holidays come, assignments come along hand in hand as well. It results in having to divide your time among the four categories: Individual assignments, group assignments, holiday job, and creating time for leisure as well.
Nevertheless, I still feel that holiday jobs are a necessity in a growing teen’s life. After all, there isn’t much to lose, but much more to gain.
Claudia Ang (:
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Holidays were once (and still are) recognised by teenagers as breaks from the hectic school life they have to face five times a week, which amounts to fifty times a term. In short, it is usually the signal for party time when they let down their hair and satisfy all their material desires with the money which they have saved up over the weeks.
Perhaps it is because the allowance that their parents give them monthly is not enough for their wants and needs that many teens nowadays are getting holiday jobs, some which even enable them to earn up to $2,400 a month.
I, for one, definitely feel that getting a holiday job is much more productive than just living off your parents. Firstly, it instils a sense of discipline regarding their spending of money. Working for money is, of course, much more different from reaching out and baring your palms, asking, “Mom, I need more cash.” It gets us teenagers thinking twice about the items which we are hankering after, whereby questions usually run through our minds; questions like, “Do I really need this? Will I ever use it? It is worth the money?” so on and so forth. It kind of makes shopping a stress activity, unlike before when we would simply grab what we wanted and head to the cashier counter to pay for them.
Yes, the aftermath and points of what teenagers learn after working is rather obvious: 1) Better ways to handle money and time, 2) A greater sense of responsibility which enables them to advance to greater challenges and 3) Lessening their parents’ financial burden.
Therefore, in many ways are holiday jobs considered as a benefit.
On the other hand, if one fails to manage his or her time properly, then of course, taking up a holiday job might not be as easy as he or she might think it is. Inevitably, when holidays come, assignments come along hand in hand as well. It results in having to divide your time among the four categories: Individual assignments, group assignments, holiday job, and creating time for leisure as well.
Nevertheless, I still feel that holiday jobs are a necessity in a growing teen’s life. After all, there isn’t much to lose, but much more to gain.
Claudia Ang (:
