Students are "exhausted"by part-time jobs

Should we have a part-time job while attending high school?

This is a question that everyone should have an idea on as a concerned teenager or a parent.When high school students take after-school jobs, there may be a negative impact on their school achievement.As SCHLOSSER wrote on the page79 of the chapter " BEHIND THE COUNTER","as more and and more kids work to get their own wheels ,fewer participate in after-school sports and activities.They stay at their jobs late into night,neglect their homework and become exausted"".Teenagers are "exhausted " of the two pressions.At that age ,it is difficult to handle the problems of an irritating job and the duties of a demanding school.They work long hours and become too tired to focus on their homework.


"It makes sense: a teen who devotes eighteen or twenty hours a week to shelving restaurants will be hard pressed to find time for homework in higher level math courses, or to write research papers for advanced science, literature, or history classes .Clearly, teens who work after school also are less likely to participate in extra-curricular activities – clubs, sports, and community service projects – which not only impress college admissions personnel, but help build positive attitudes towards school. The more hours teens work, the more likely they are to be absent from school; and high school teachers can unerringly point to the students in their classes who work the longest hours.Working affects school completion and performance. Boys who work between 5 and 15 hours a week are 40% less likely to complete 12th grade. More than half of teens with part-time jobs said work affected the amount of time they spent on school work. 12th grade results were slightly lower for those who worked more than 10 hours a week at a part-time job."Many parents believe part-time jobs increase a teen's sense of responsibility and ease the transition to the adult workplace.It is uncongested that having a part-time job gives a social experience by helping to interact with people from different background,whereas 10 hours are enough for a high school student.The extremely long hours teens spend on their working places restrict their time for knowledge and subjects they can succeed.




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April 27,2009

Can a part-time jobs affect school work?

Right now, more than a third of high school students hold part-time jobs; and four out of five are employed at some time while attending high school. (SOURCE:Google.)Companies like McDonald's hire them because they are mostly inexperimented so easier to control.In this way the "dear customers" become the "poor employees ".However can a teenager concentrate in both his study and the part-time he just got?Won't the part-time job be over the school work?



In the page 79 of the chapter "BEHIND THE COUNTER" of ERIC SCHLOSSER said that"as more and more kids work to get their own wheels, fewer participate in after school activities. They stay at their jobs late into the night, neglect their homework, and come to school exhausted." The americain life is expensive so teens need to work extremely long hours in order to feed all their needs.After a long hours of work,they concentrate on their homework which sometimes requiert a lot of time.Teenagers can 't afford the two pressions so the situation is going to affect their grades.Studies have shown that most of the high school students who drop their courses or do not graduate have a part-time job (SOURCE:GOOGLE).Beside the grades it is clear that teens who work after school also are less likely to participate in extra-curricular activities – clubs, sports, and community service projects – which not only impress college admissions personnel, but help build positive attitudes towards school. The more hours teens work, the more likely they are to be absent from school.

Personally I have an example in that sense that i would like to share wih you.My elder sister used to have really good grades while she was in high school.Once she went to college she decided to have a part time job.At the very beginning it was not too hard for her because she was enjoying her first job.Then she could't afford it anymore and that was affecting her grades.By the time she figure out that she needed to stop her job ,it was too late so she failed.Since then my parents are not allowing us to have a part time job while we are in college.

Mcdonald's our "Trusted Friend"

AWA KEINDE 03/12/2010



Based on the"Fast Food Nation:The Dark Side of All-American Meal" of Eric Schlosser, published in 2001 ,major a agencies now have children' divisions ,and a variety of marketing firms focus solely on kids.Depenting to the author, the marketer explained that the goal of such advertising "is not just getting kids to whine ,it's giving them a specific reason to ask for the product."This may be what has motivated McDonald's to make of their restaurants adequate places for everyone even kids;the playing areas and the ''Happy Meals "give to children another reason to prefer the McDonald's Corporations."You want the very best for your kids,and so
do we .That's why we have made of quality a top priority" is one of the companies
advertising adressed to parents and showing them how the company can be trusted
.Indeed, Schlosserrote in the page fifty of the same book that the new radio
and television advertisinghad to make people that McDonald's still cared
about them."the challenge of thecampaign is to make customers believe
that McDonald's is their "Trusted Friend.'"'wrote Ray Bergold,the chain's top
marketing executive.
Their casual local and familiar restaurants are simply , but skillfully decorated.Few
hours of concentration in their locals have shown that McDonald's are truly for all
economic classes ,all categories of ages.Customers were entering and going
,eating ,discussing and laughing giving to the local a specific ambiance and
eliminating all kind of morosity.The mixed odor of tea and sandwishes make me
feel like having a cup of their famous Cappucino with one or two sandwishes.
The McDonald's power is maybe emphasized by their collaboration with brands like.
AT&T and Coca-Cola."The marketing alliances with other brands were intended to
create positive feelings about McDonald's ,making consumers associate one thing
they liked with another."Schlosser wrote that americans already drink soda at an
annual rate of about fifty-six gallons per person.In the page fifty four of the''Fast
Food Nation :The Dark Side of All-American Meal" a top executive said that "today
McDonald's sells more Coca-Cola than anyone else in the world."Again on their
perspective to satisfy the youngest generation ,the "Golden Arches " work with
Minute Maid to offer famous apple juice.
With all ages audience McDonald's are using strategies such as innovations
,synergy and kids advertising to capture the interest of its audience and
consequently maintain the brand. McDonald’s ,"I am loving it".