Being a mother of four children, the eldest being fifteen years old. I think a lot about my children's future and what it holds for them. I am thinking particularly of my fifteen-year-old son, who is at the age where he can enter the job market. He is eager to find a job so he can save for a vehicle and help pay for his own clothes. Even though I was working at the age of fifteen and I loved working. I began to wonder if working while in high school was the right thing for teenagers? Does work benefit adolescents or cause them to fail in their studies? In an article titled Teenage Employment and College Readiness by Kaylin M. Green and Jeremy Staff, Green writes: "Many teen jobs are not dead-end jobs, but rather provide opportunities for skill development, advancement, interaction and mentoring with adults. The article goes on to say, “In addition to providing young people with important occupation-specific skills, these jobs can also foster the development of soft skills such as dependability, dependability, and punctuality. » (27) I completely agree with the intention of the article. In my opinion, I believe that in order for teenagers to transition well into the "real" world of adulthood, they should have some type of job while they are still in high school. Working offers many lessons that teenagers will need to learn to succeed in their adult lives. Some of these lessons relate to money management, positive work ethic, time management, and responsibility. Not only will these characteristics help prepare them for adulthood, but they will also help them understand the dynamics of how businesses operate and what is expected of them from their leaders. Although part-time work has benefits for students, some e...... middle of article...... Works Cited Carr, Rhoda V., James D. Wright, and Charles J. Brody . “Effects of high school work experience a decade later: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey.” Sociology of Education 1 (1996): 66. JSTOR Arts & Sciences I. Web. May 1, 2014. Greene, Kaylin M. and Jeremy Staff. “Adolescent Employment and Career Preparation.” New Directions for Youth Development 2012.134 (2012): 23-31. Academic research completed. Internet. May 2, 2014. Morisi, Teresa L. "The Early 2000s: A Period of Declining Teen Summer Employment Rates: While Many Teens Focus on School, Fewer Work for summer; In recent years, teenagers have also faced a job market weakened by recessions, a declining number of federally funded summer jobs, and competition from other groups for entry-level job opportunities. Monthly Labor Review 2010: 23. Academic OneFile. Internet. May 4 2014.