by Thu Nguyen

Created on: August 15, 2010

Definitely not. As my younger brother grow towards his preteens, thinking of him stepping out into the working environment kind of makes me cringe. I’ve been around him long enough to know that he and his peers should in no way subject themselves to the early labors of which their minds will be ridden with unforgettable memories. It’s almost saying slavery is a rite of passage when education should be their priority.

Yet some will argue that it might be good discipline to let the young venture out early. I say no because the time you have now wasted on making money will continue to put you on the run towards chasing money. Thus, the green eye monster is one creature which I prefer the kids stay away from.

~ They Play So Much Video Games ~

I hate to admit it but I rather see my younger brother design worlds in Warcraft and network on game servers than be paid minimum wage to learn the responsibility of reality. Now there may a debate to this because Warcraft is an addicting game but by no means will it drain him the way long hours of work will or put him at risk to sleep problems. The difference is one he likes, the other he doesn’t.

When you’re not passionate about anything, everything goes down. That’s why games in particular are popular because the kids are ecstatic about the story, graphics or even actions involved. At the same time, you’ll probably hear about the job and how good it was at first but as the first week go by, the fatigue between social, school and work will return less praise towards making money. Instead, they begin to see life as a hard-knock lesson. Save them the misery, let them continue to play games a bit longer.

~ They’re Inconsiderate ~

Time is your teen’s best friend when they’re understanding the world around them. No matter how much you teach them now, they will not grasp the concept clearly until it has happened to them. Thus, consideration of others comes from the ability to be aware of our actions and the consequences it projects. That’s a lot already for your young teen to boil over.

Why take away the humor which they feel fuel their lives and subject it to topics which they’re not ready to learn? Instead, when you do that, they’ll take a look at it in terms of a popularity contest and go along with the crowd for now. They don’t know better between what’s wrong or right. With that, do you think a job will help them with that? No, not yet.

It will take many lessons to get to the next step. For now, a job will only keep teens bitter longer and harder to change later. They will begin to see it as a means to an end and not a road towards another. Overall, the young deserves to shape their ideas in places which they are happy in not that which controls them.

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