Teen Workers

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hours or less
seems to be the best and for most teenagers a schedule of 10 hours does not
effect their academic performance, in negative ways but in fact seems to help
them do better in school shown by improved grades. Those teens working 10 to
15 hours per week are in a toss up situation with some doing well while others
struggle. It is at the 15 hour level that things change and the work starts to
effect the teens performance. Although there seems to be no direct relationship
between the hour spent working and the hours spent studying and how this effects
the grades, there does seem to be a relationship between the number of hours
worked and the absentee rate. Those students working weekend jobs and spending
most of the weekend time at say a fast food restaurant tend to miss more scho ol.

It has also been found that working more than 15 hours has not been
proven to be a cause of dropping out of high school. Failure at school is the
biggest reason for dropping out ...

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