The percentage of teenagers using their precious time to work for wages or to look for work had dropped to the lowest on record. Create a hypothesis for why this is. Also, include details from your own personal life to this post. If you have ever had a job during high school or are currently employed explain why you made this decision and if it affected your human capital. If you have never had a job in high school explain why you made this decision and how your human capital has been affected.
I believe that the reason for the percentage of teens looking for a job has dropped because so many school systems are pressuring students to take AP or CIS classes by telling them it'll look good for college. Because of how the economy is, most people can just barely scrape by enough for college, so many parents are telling students they need to take advanced classes. That being said, most students in advanced classes barely have enough free time because of the work load that comes from these classes. I know all this for a fact because my junior year, I took AP world history. At the time I worked at a pizza place and I had so much homework to do, but I had work 4-11 most nights. Needless to say, not only was I too exhausted to do my homework when I got home, but my staying up to study and do work often left me falling asleep during the 7th hour class. If I hadn't needed the money for my car, I would've left the job much sooner. However, I also believe that with the right job, you can balance a social life, schoolwork and a job. You just need to make sure you have part-time hours and a job that allows you to do schoolwork when the place isn't busy. I have increased my human capital with the job I have because it is that job that has given me experience in customer service. This is very important to me because at first I'm a very quiet and shy person. I often didn't know how to interact with strangers. This isn't good if I have to interact with people I'm not familiar with in the field I'm going into. My job has given me the confidence to make conversation with strangers.
ReplyDeleteI believe the percentage of students looking for a job is dropping because schools are encouraging students to do after school activities and more difficult classes. Parents also push their children to try harder in school. Everyone wants the students to have a better college application. I currently have a job that I have been working at for 1 year. I made the decision to start working because I wanted money. I wanted more money to help my mother because she was unemployed and struggling. I also wanted money so I could buy things for myself instead of mooching off my parents. For a student attending a normal high school it may be difficult to juggle everything but I attended an alternative school with no homework which made it a lot easier for me to have a job. Also I cared more about making money then having a social life, only to help my mother in hard times. I believe it has affected my human capital just by having experience and because I have been working at the same place for a full year adds to my accountability. I made friends through my job and it also helped me overcome my shyness and made me more social.
ReplyDeleteI agree, having a job helped me in the aspect of experiencing life in the work force, teaching me responsibilities and making money for my mom and I. At the same time, I feel like I would have graduated on time if I hadn't been working throughout high school and I would have put all my focus into classwork.
DeleteI agree also I've learned how to have life skills but I didnt know i set myself back so much when I thought I would do it later, I feel as I should of already been in my degree.
DeleteI think that teens are looking for jobs less because they get a lot more homework and are required to spend more time on homework after school then they used to. A lot of the students join sports or have any other activities after school which would take up more of their time and by the time they finish all of that they will be exhausted and wont have the energy for work or the day will be over. When i had a job in high school there wasnt much time for free time or to take a break from school and sitting all day. and on top of that i also had homework and by the end of the day i was really tired and didnt have the energy to do anything else.
ReplyDeleteThat must have sucked never having time to do anything. Plus being so tired by the end of the day would suck. I never had to experience homeworking and working until this session, and I hate it. GOOD LUCK!
DeleteI believe that the reason why the percentage of working teens has dropped is because education has become more important and there are a lot more requirements if you expect or plan on going to a good college. Not only do colleges have a lot of expectations for extracurricular activities, class choice, GPA and other stuff, but college is very expensive and most people can't afford it. Teens are finding that they need scholarships for sports, or academics in order to pay for school. School has become the most important thing and is a priority in our economy is you want to get anywhere in life where you can make a decent amount of money. I have been working since I was 16 years old, with hardly any gaps in employment. I had a really hard time balancing the two when I was in high school and I believe if I would have focused solely on school I wouldn't be here. This decision affected my human capital negatively because I would have graduated on time if I would have stayed in school, graduated on time and gone to college when I was supposed to.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Colleges and job markets have gotten so competitive that if you want to have a good job, you have to get a good education. Most jobs that allow you to make a decent wage require you to have a college degree of some sort.
DeleteI agree there is way more focus on school and education.
DeleteYes, I also agree that education is more important if you want to have a good career..
DeleteStudents are not going out looking for a job while in high school, or during any schooling in fact because school is much harder now then it was fifty years ago. and we in our society value education very much. I think that most employers would choose a person with more qualifications then the person with the least, its all about competition. The world runs on competition. When I went to a normal high school I could have never gotten a job and done all of the homework that would need to be done at school and the extra activities that I was in. i think this helps my human capital and hurts it. when i was in school I was "learning" but i could have been making money and getting work experience.
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ReplyDeleteI think that students are more interested in learning and being involved in the school. I think that schools put a lot of emphasize into joining clubs and being more involved. Also, students probably realize how important education is, and how it can really affect any future goals that you they may have. Also, its already enough work being school, then adding on a job would be very stressful at times. I never worked when I was in high, it never crossed my mind. I already had a hard time in school and I think a job would have made it harder.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is hard balancing the two. you made the right decision by just focusing on school.
DeleteI think the people that had dropped out before are realizing that you need education to move further and make more money. that's really what most jobs are looking for right now people with further education. I had to quit my job to come to this school because this is just something i have put off for too long, and i know i wont be able to do what i really want to do until i get my diploma.it changed my human capital by loosing money but gaining my diploma
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to feel so strongly about getting your diploma. I hope it works out for you.
DeleteI believe the reason for the percentage of working teens has drop due to employers wanting and accepting people who do not have other factors in life that would infringe on the job's demand, who have not lacked in completing something they started (for ex:school) which shows character. Education offers better educated workers which are an asset in the workforce. I have had jobs that denied me the position because I do not have my high school diploma and I have kids which the job assumes that can infringe on work hours if they are sick. Currently I have been hired at RGIS, to maintain my family and bills. I am only working nights and weekends so my work doesn't infringe on my schooling, unfortunately working is a priority to make ends meet.
ReplyDeleteI think people had a different outlook on what their life could of been if they would of stayed focused on their school work rather than working due to fact that when you wait so long its much harder to get the swing of it again and if your working you may have to slow it down to finish and better you carreer.
ReplyDeleteI believe the amount has dropped due to the amount of people who are thinking forward to their future as their source of income, rather than the present. There has been a much stronger feeling of needing to get good grades and a quality education to better their lives overall. This, for me, in part is due to the feeling they will be unable to balance their normal life with their work life. Another reason is I am lazy. I've never had a job due to lack of motivation and honestly it has affected my human capital negatively. There is no real reason for me not to be in work currently, I am just lazy.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason is in the past, teenagers back then tended to go to work rather than to study. The most reasonable answer is the students only think about the present and don’t have any plan for the future. You may earn money before your classmates do, but how about the future? The higher degree, the more salary you earn. Maybe after five or ten years have passed, your classmate’s salary is double compared to yours. Unlike working, it’s hard to study when you are an adult, and do you give up your job and go back to school? I think the answer is no, because you may refuse to become more educated when you are at middle age and think it is a waste of your time and money. The consequence is you would continue your low-paid job for the rest for your life.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason is as times have changed, the employer wants to hire more highly educated employee, especially for office jobs. That explains why the percentage of students having a job while studying is decreased. They want to focus on education in order to have a comfortable and high paying job.
I haven’t worked yet, so I don’t have any personal experience about jobs and in my country, it’s illegal to work under 18 years old.
I agree with your post! Workers these days do need to be higher qualified and students don't want to dedicate themselves as much to their job if they need to dedicate themselves more to school. Also, society is placing more importance of going to school rather than gettign a job right away
DeleteMy hypothesis to this is that teenagers and young adults are taking advantage of other opportunities. These opportunities include staying in school to better their education which takes up a lot of their time. And in the off time, these same people value studying more, and being with friends more typically rather than working. Maybe this is because that these adolescents want to "live" now and then when they grow up and have more responsibilities, they will more likely be glad that they had some adventurous days before then. It's more about education becoming more consuming of a student's life and also the co-curricular activities they they are engaged.
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