Teenagers should be able to work during school holidays: what is your opinion?

Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see many teenage girls working part-time as promoters or salespeople during school holidays. Parents are willing to allow their children to work part-time so that their children have a good time in their school holidays without wasting time surfing the Internet and playing computer games. However, some parents do not allow their children to work part time because they have the fallacy of thinking that their children are not mature enough to work. In my opinion, I partially agree that teenagers should be able to work during school holidays because teenagers can earn their own pocket money, learn extensive knowledge of work, and the academic performance of teenagers will be affected.

School vacations are defined as a period for students to rest and get away from the school routine. Whereas, work is known as physical or mental activities performed to accomplish tasks and is rewarded in monetary terms. One of the points I will highlight is that teenagers can earn pocket money by working during school holidays. For example, those who work as promoters in shopping malls can earn RM5 per hour as extra income. Therefore, the burden on their parents can be reduced as teenagers do not need to ask their parents for pocket money for daily expenses. Teens can even save the money they earn from working to buy needed reference books and stationery. Therefore, parents do not need to worry about school fees as their children can pay for them on their own. Teens can also afford to buy things they crave, like phones, laptops, and shoes. In short, teenagers should be able to work during school holidays because of the extra income they can earn.

In addition, teenagers can gain extensive knowledge by working during school vacations. This is because they will have the opportunity to be exposed to working life at a young age. Therefore, they will have more experience and know the ways of dealing with people from different social and financial backgrounds. They also know how to cooperate with other people to complete assigned tasks. Thus, your social skills can be improved, a yardstick to reach for the stars in your future jobs. They will be able to express their ideas clearly to their colleagues and supervisors. Teens can also learn ways to use their time well, as they need to complete jobs assigned by their supervisors within a given time. Thus, they will learn to be punctual. They will become more independent as they have to find effective ways to solve any problems they face at work. In short, students’ knowledge can be expanded through work, and therefore teenagers should work during their school vacations.

However, teenagers should not spend most of their school holidays working part-time because their academic performance may be affected. Teenagers should spend their school vacations attending more classes or seminars and doing more reviews. As a result, they are able to prepare for and perform better in their studies. On the contrary, if teenagers spend most of their time working, they will not have time to do reviews and exercises from reference books because teenagers who are tired after work cannot concentrate on their studies. Therefore, teens who miss their revisions during school breaks will have a hard time catching up on their studies when the next semester resumes. Your academic results will deteriorate due to lack of revisions. In short, teenagers should not work during school holidays as this disrupts their academic performance.

In conclusion, adolescents should be allowed to work during school holidays so that they can earn additional income and expand their knowledge. On the contrary, it is undeniable that working part-time during school holidays can affect your academic performance. Therefore, teens must work tirelessly to balance need and wants so they can do well academically.