Part-time employment

Almost all students have part-time jobs. Before discussing the benefit of part-time jobs for college students, there are several true things students should know before working. According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 78% of undergraduate students work, a figure that’s been steady since the 1990s. On average, working students hold down jobs for 30 hours per week (Dumbauld). The next is 25% of full-time students also work full time (Dumbauld). When working full time, college students…

around the idea of employment. Kenzie Mclean was a vital part of our group at this point because she pointed out plan B did not involve the coverage of test strips. Kenzie explained that she had a first-hand account of understanding how important test strips are as well as how costly they become Kenzie stated they were “about a dollar each.” For Gerald’s case that would have easily added up being as though he would need to take his blood sugar levels frequently. Anais Schlosser took time to do…

college. Now I had been paying for my own expenses in terms of college, transportation, and other expenses with a part-time job and helping out my parents with the occasional bills, but with my father’s income out of the loop I would have to do something drastic in order to help my family with the missing income. I was faced with a conflict of value of either helping my family in its time of need or continue my education. Further education was a very important value that I wanted to achieve,…

Thelma and Louise story, both of the mothers worked part time so that they could also be home for their kids throughout the day. An example from one of my favorite TV shows applies to this situation. In the show Modern Family, there are a set of gay parents named Mitchell and Cameron. They adopted a daughter from Vietnam named Lily. While Lily was growing and still today in the show. Mitchell was always the one that went to work and had a full time job, while Cameron was the one that chose…

After learning about Canada’s situation of poverty and seeing an up close view of the daily struggles I interviewed one of my father’s friends about his time in poverty about two years ago. He preferred that I kept his identity a secret so I am changing the names. The McManus’s, Ryan and his wife Alysica had a six year old daughter, Allison, a two year old son, Cooper and were expecting another child in December of 2013. After asking Ryan several questions I reflected upon his answers and put…

were nonexistent at this time, women felt disregarded by the accepted division of labor and commitment. They did not choose this, nor did they have influence over it. In today’s society, nearly fifty years later, there is an unusual, but interrelated problem taking place. It’s not so much the traditional confines and ideas of what it means to be a woman, a housewife, and mother that are affecting women today, but the stress of balancing a career and a family at the same time. Thus, in today’s…

who are always looking for a part time job while they are attending college is increasing every day. According to a recent study was published in 2015 by the Georgetown University in Washington D.C, the number of students who have a job while studying were estimated about more than 70 percent of college students in the US (Carnevale 10). Because of so many fees and costs that students have to handle, working during college seems to be a necessity than an option. Part-time jobs provide not only…

phone and not report it to the discipline head. This is one of the reasons why mobile phones should be banned. Secondly, the mobile phones can be a distraction to the students if the school allows them to bring. For instance, during lesson time, it is known that students cannot use it when the teacher is teaching. However, some students may just use it underneath their desks or behind their textbook and ultimately this will affect their…

grammar, you only look at his artwork. I’d like you to contact Janice and talk it over with her.” I did contact her and she said look at the standards I gave you. “Ok, I’ll send it to her and see what she thinks.” Once again I contacted Janice, this time forwarding Ava’s request for her to look at it. There were periods in the first month and a half that I thought, “I can’t do…

Her level of English is very high, as she had taken part in several community college English classes for foreigners. She starts the interview by expressing that even though she has to work 3 part time jobs, she wouldn’t change anything in her life because her kids are her strength. As previously mentioned she works 3 different jobs; cashier at a convenience store, delivery driver…