AFTER SCHOOL JOBS In a world where getting ahead less of what you know and more of what you’ve done, I think that after school jobs for students are increasingly beneficial. I don’t believe the myths that with a job there is no time for school work of extracurricular activities. I am a junior, I have had jobs since I was 15, I have never had my G.P.A drop below 3.2, and I …showed first 75 words of 759 total…

…showed last 75 words of 759 total…pass an interview; I know how to impress authority figures, all skills I will need after I graduate. So for all of the teenagers and parents who try to say that jobs can only hurt teenagers, that's bunk! A job has taught me responsibility, helped me learn about money and prepared me for the real world. As long as students show a little maturity, there is no reason why jobs can’t benefit teenagers tremendously.