Blue Collar Student: Are Jobs Good Or Bad?

Term Paper Title	Blue Collar Student: Are Jobs Good Or Bad?
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Blue Collar Student: Are Jobs Good or Bad?

Brian Woy
Are part time jobs good or bad for a student?  This is an interesting
question that pertains to almost half of all high school students.  Jobs provide
students with many different qualities but at what cost?  This will be the topic
of discussion in this paper.

Part time jobs are as common to students as mooing is to cows.  Many students
find it necessary to have a job after school and during the summer.  One benefit
of having a job is it builds character in oneself.  Having a responsibility at
work and working with others builds ones leadership and teamwork abilities.
Students also have the ability to earn some extra money to help pay for a car
and the insurance required to drive it.  It also allows students to get a sense
of independence as they are not always relying on mom and dad to give them money.
For example, your friend Jim has a job making sundaes at dairy queen.  Jim works
about 24 hours a week and makes $4.50 an hour.  At the end of that week , Jim
has $80 that he can call his own.  Jim could go to the movies, buy a new pair of
shoes, or do whatever he wants to do with it.  Jim worked hard for his money and
after all, it is his money.  Another alternative to spending this hard earned
money is to save it in a bank and use it for college.

This is all fine and dandy but what about school and the homework teachers send
home.  If a studen...

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