Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Other than doing homework, studying for the next semester, playing computer games or just sleeping the whole day long, teenagers now have a more constructive and meaningful thing to do during the holiday - get a job.
Nowadays, it isn't rare to see teenagers working at fast food chains, going door to door selling ice-cream or even giving out flyers at shopping malls during the holidays.
I feel that getting a part-time job during the holidays is not a bad idea. Other than earning a quick buck to satisfy their shopping trips or to help the family income, a job is also a good way to let us experience what the world outside is like. No more parents to comfort us when we get reprimanded by your boss, we are on our own now. Through jobs, teenagers can finally understand that money is indeed difficult to earn, and learn how hard our parents slog just to raise the us up. We can also kill time during the long and boring school holidays and accumulate valuable working experience while working. We might learn to be more street-smart, something that teachers or textbooks do not teach us.
Even though I strongly feel that teenagers should take up a job during the holidays, I do not really encourage teenagers who have bad grades or taking their major examinations this year to take up a job. Be it the O or A levels, both are all very important examinations and the grade on your result slip determines what kind of school we will get into and what course to take. Even if it is just a simple End of Year Exam, I feel that one should also study very hard for it even though it's not a major examination, nevertheless, it still concerns our future and we should not take it lightly.
If taking up a job when we are young would affect our future prospects, I rather not take up a job at all and get a better and higher paying job in the future when I am older and have the qualifications and abiltities to handle a job better.
Overall, on teenagers having a job now, I feel that it is okay as long as they know how to manage their time efficiently and not let their part-time or full-time job affect their studies and CCA.
-limliwei (15) 2e6
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Other than doing homework, studying for the next semester, playing computer games or just sleeping the whole day long, teenagers now have a more constructive and meaningful thing to do during the holiday - get a job.
Nowadays, it isn't rare to see teenagers working at fast food chains, going door to door selling ice-cream or even giving out flyers at shopping malls during the holidays.
I feel that getting a part-time job during the holidays is not a bad idea. Other than earning a quick buck to satisfy their shopping trips or to help the family income, a job is also a good way to let us experience what the world outside is like. No more parents to comfort us when we get reprimanded by your boss, we are on our own now. Through jobs, teenagers can finally understand that money is indeed difficult to earn, and learn how hard our parents slog just to raise the us up. We can also kill time during the long and boring school holidays and accumulate valuable working experience while working. We might learn to be more street-smart, something that teachers or textbooks do not teach us.
Even though I strongly feel that teenagers should take up a job during the holidays, I do not really encourage teenagers who have bad grades or taking their major examinations this year to take up a job. Be it the O or A levels, both are all very important examinations and the grade on your result slip determines what kind of school we will get into and what course to take. Even if it is just a simple End of Year Exam, I feel that one should also study very hard for it even though it's not a major examination, nevertheless, it still concerns our future and we should not take it lightly.
If taking up a job when we are young would affect our future prospects, I rather not take up a job at all and get a better and higher paying job in the future when I am older and have the qualifications and abiltities to handle a job better.
Overall, on teenagers having a job now, I feel that it is okay as long as they know how to manage their time efficiently and not let their part-time or full-time job affect their studies and CCA.
-limliwei (15) 2e6
