Should teenagers work while they are students

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Should teenagers work while they are students?
It is true that is some countries teenagers have jobs while they are
still students. I support this idea and believe that it can help the
teenager a lot in his present and future life.
Self-reliance is an important lesson of life. People need to learn it at
some point of time. Teenagers who have jobs while they are
studying learn to fend for themselves. They may use the money
earned to pay their school fee or may use it as their pocket money.
They learn how difficult it is to earn money. This will make them
appreciate the efforts put in by their parents to support the family.
Teenagers who have part-time jobs while they study get some
valuable work experience. Most of the employers will be
appreciative of the work experience an individual has. For example,
if an individual applies for the job of a lecturer in a college and has
experience as a Teaching Assistant in his college, he will certainly
have a better chance of getting the job. Thus, the work experience
that the teenagers get while studying will help them to get a job in
their later life.
Sharing of responsibility is something that teenagers will learn when
they work part-time along with their studies. They will learn to
share the workload and responsibilities with their parents and other
family members. This will certainly ease the load on their parents
and will help the family as a whole. For instance, if a family has two
children who go to school, parents may feel it difficult to support
both of them for their education. In case, one of them works parttime and supports him self to some extent, the parents can divert
more resources towards the other child and get him proper
education. Thus, the family as a whole is benefited. It may even
improve the understanding and coordination between
the siblings.

Thus, in my opinion part-time jobs undertaken by teenagers along
with their studies help them by making them self-reliant and


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independent. It also makes them more responsible towards their
family and society in general.