Harmful Character Building
Steinberg starts with the research. Comparisons of students who work a lot versus those who barely work or don’t at all. Contrasts between the student’s grades, time spent on homework, how often they cut class, or pay attention in class. In three sentences, Laurence Steinberg tells the reader what he 's going to talk about how employment affects student achievement, and describes the various ways he has supported his opinion. In Mr. Steinberg’s article entitled, “Part-Time Employment Undermines Students Commitment to School,” he asks the question, “When students increase their work hours, does their commitment to school decline as a result?” He illustrates how employment harms …show more content…
Eventually everyone has to do some sort of work. However during high school, getting a job can be distracting, and avert a student from focusing on their education. The ways employment can harms a student’s schooling are, the time needed to do work, a lack of sleep through staying up late doing homework, the excitement of earning money, and drugs and alcohol use as a result of extra spending money. Steinberg finishes the article by referencing the belief that a job in adolescence builds character. If that was true, having a job during high school is some harmful character …show more content…
Earning money is a great thing, and few things are more satisfying than receiving a paycheck after a hard days work. However the satisfaction of earning money can become more important that finishing school. Mr. Steinberg sums it up when he says, “The excitement of earning large amounts of spending money may itself make school seem less rewarding and interesting.” When students earn large amounts of money through work, they tend to pursue work over schooling, which leads to a higher chance of dropping out of high
Steinberg starts with the research. Comparisons of students who work a lot versus those who barely work or don’t at all. Contrasts between the student’s grades, time spent on homework, how often they cut class, or pay attention in class. In three sentences, Laurence Steinberg tells the reader what he 's going to talk about how employment affects student achievement, and describes the various ways he has supported his opinion. In Mr. Steinberg’s article entitled, “Part-Time Employment Undermines Students Commitment to School,” he asks the question, “When students increase their work hours, does their commitment to school decline as a result?” He illustrates how employment harms …show more content…
Eventually everyone has to do some sort of work. However during high school, getting a job can be distracting, and avert a student from focusing on their education. The ways employment can harms a student’s schooling are, the time needed to do work, a lack of sleep through staying up late doing homework, the excitement of earning money, and drugs and alcohol use as a result of extra spending money. Steinberg finishes the article by referencing the belief that a job in adolescence builds character. If that was true, having a job during high school is some harmful character …show more content…
Earning money is a great thing, and few things are more satisfying than receiving a paycheck after a hard days work. However the satisfaction of earning money can become more important that finishing school. Mr. Steinberg sums it up when he says, “The excitement of earning large amounts of spending money may itself make school seem less rewarding and interesting.” When students earn large amounts of money through work, they tend to pursue work over schooling, which leads to a higher chance of dropping out of high