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How do teens get spending money without jobs?
I agree. Heck busboys these days don't even have to look at cigarette buts floating in milk anymore.
Sure, but that doesn't seem very satisfactory for either party in the transaction. Not having money means you have to ask someone to give you money. Yuck. Giving someone money who doesn't try to work (assuming that's the case) is even more yucky.From their parents?
Mostly the latter part for me. I had such ####ty jobs as a teenager that I knew I had to go to college.
A lot of these kids are busy doing other stuff. Not having a job doesn't mean they're sitting around doing nothing.Sure, but that doesn't seem very satisfactory for either party in the transaction. Not having money means you have to ask someone to give you money. Yuck. Giving someone money who doesn't try to work (assuming that's the case) is even more yucky.From their parents?
First three jobs in order:
From their parents?
Not a lot of those jobs around for kids anymore. We walked beans in the Summer, but RoundUp Ready® beans have have put an end to that. Thanks Monsanto.
I saw that and understand it. It still doesn't negate the fact that they're financially dependent and that can be a crappy state of affairs. It may be great that some parents can give their kids the childhood experience of doing something really interesting and fun instead of doing grunt work but I'm inherently not gonna be able to identify with that level of income (or mindset) at all.A lot of these kids are busy doing other stuff. Not having a job doesn't mean they're sitting around doing nothing.Sure, but that doesn't seem very satisfactory for either party in the transaction. Not having money means you have to ask someone to give you money. Yuck. Giving someone money who doesn't try to work (assuming that's the case) is even more yucky.From their parents?
It's great for time management skills though. My son was an honor student, played sports, was in band, choir, other school activities, and had a job. Not sure how he did it. Sure prepared him for college though. College is almost a break for him. His younger sister wouldn't be able to handle it though.From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
Virtually all teens are financially dependent on their parents on some level. I don't see that as a huge deal. Kids eventually grow up and get real jobs.
You are speaking to the wrong generation here. Gen X already had our social security stolen long ago.
I was about to call BS on this, saying that a kid should be able to balance both (and I'm still pretty much of that mindset), but...From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
She isn't cut out for life outside of education then. I worked at a restaurant and part time in construction and still maintained my grades. Kids today are weak.I was about to call BS on this, saying that a kid should be able to balance both (and I'm still pretty much of that mindset), but...From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
I did just set in on a meeting with a HS student that went from nearly straight A's to C's and D's while going from almost no absences to habitual truant status. Through the meeting, we found out that she was working every day from 3:30 -11:00 at a fast food restaurant, plus closing most nights which put her getting home just before midnight. Hard to keep grades up like that...
That being said, no reason a normal teen can't hold down a 20 hr/week job and make the grades.
She isn't cut out for life outside of education then. I worked at a restaurant and part time in construction and still maintained my grades. Kids today are weak.I was about to call BS on this, saying that a kid should be able to balance both (and I'm still pretty much of that mindset), but...From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
I did just set in on a meeting with a HS student that went from nearly straight A's to C's and D's while going from almost no absences to habitual truant status. Through the meeting, we found out that she was working every day from 3:30 -11:00 at a fast food restaurant, plus closing most nights which put her getting home just before midnight. Hard to keep grades up like that...
That being said, no reason a normal teen can't hold down a 20 hr/week job and make the grades.
Nice hyperbowl.
What constitutes a "normal teen?" I'm not sure how realistic this is for kids who are involved in time-consuming extracurriculars like sports or orchestra or drama. I never had a job during the school year when I was growing up. It's hard for me to imagine how I could have worked 20 hours a week on top of other stuff I was doing. Sure I could have quit the soccer and track teams to do it, but it seems to me that those were worthwhile activities too.
In honor of the SuperBowl. I do my best.She isn't cut out for life outside of education then. I worked at a restaurant and part time in construction and still maintained my grades. Kids today are weak.I was about to call BS on this, saying that a kid should be able to balance both (and I'm still pretty much of that mindset), but...From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
I did just set in on a meeting with a HS student that went from nearly straight A's to C's and D's while going from almost no absences to habitual truant status. Through the meeting, we found out that she was working every day from 3:30 -11:00 at a fast food restaurant, plus closing most nights which put her getting home just before midnight. Hard to keep grades up like that...
That being said, no reason a normal teen can't hold down a 20 hr/week job and make the grades.
Is that like a Superbowl?She isn't cut out for life outside of education then. I worked at a restaurant and part time in construction and still maintained my grades. Kids today are weak.I was about to call BS on this, saying that a kid should be able to balance both (and I'm still pretty much of that mindset), but...From their parents?
Our daughter is on the Honor Roll and we want her to keep the grades up..
We are working with her to find a job, but it is difficult in a small town to find a job that allows her to "set her own hours" so she doesn't have to work during the week as studies come first.
I did just set in on a meeting with a HS student that went from nearly straight A's to C's and D's while going from almost no absences to habitual truant status. Through the meeting, we found out that she was working every day from 3:30 -11:00 at a fast food restaurant, plus closing most nights which put her getting home just before midnight. Hard to keep grades up like that...
That being said, no reason a normal teen can't hold down a 20 hr/week job and make the grades.
Yeah, I suspect they'll work during the summers. But I'd encourage them to do a job like camp counselor or something that's fun.
I played high school baseball and was in a rock band and had a steady girl. I was a B average student.
