Being jobless is not as bad as it seems
On a daily basis, students go from class to class complaining about sleepless nights filled with homework and studying for tests because of their jobs. Students stress about their jobs all the time and how it causes to them to fail classes. Jobs cause more problems with a student’s academic life than a person might think.
There are positive outcomes of working in high school just as there are negative. High school students who work gain effective communication skills due to interacting with others on the job. Working students get a sense of responsibility and independence by making their own decisions.
Earning extra pocket money or helping out with school tuition aids students to learn the value of money and how to manage finances. Jobs develop time management skills because it forces students to create a schedule and stick to doing the tasks on time.
A decrease in academic performance is an issue with students who have jobs. Students who work have tend to be more absent for school because of staying up late doing homework.
According to research done in 2005 by Herbert Marsh from the American Educational Research Journal, high school students who work more than 20 hours a week miss more days of school than a student who does not work.
Students who have jobs are more engaged with the number of hours they work and concentrate less on their studies. Preoccupation with a job makes students fall behind in school and prevents them from joining extracurricular activities.
According to statistics from the National Center of Education, students who work 1-15 hours a week have a higher GPA than students who work 16 or more hours and are more likely to go to college.
Another negative aspect to having a job is the increased levels of stress and pressure. Students get stressed about finding time to do homework and studying after working. Teens are pressured with long hours at...