I think people should work when in school because really that is reality. Unversity will not pay for itself and parents can not always open there wallets willingly.

Yeah I definitely totally agree with you guys. University doesnt pay for itself. However, I personally think that working will help you become more mature you know? You'll have to balance school, work, friends, family sports and everything all at once. Youll learm how to manage your time wisely, work efficeintly, prioritize and be more responsible.

Work and school is a delicate balance you have to learn. It has taken me 3 years to finally realize that! If you are living in residence there are many oppertunities to work where you live but, from experience, these oppertunites can be demanding and since your co-workers know where you live, they can pop in anytime and ask you to work for them. I have found living back at home and commuting while working a part time job has given me more freedom and a better balance schedule because my employer is more understanding and insists that my school be my priority not my work schedule. I have been lucky to find such an understanding boss but I encourage those who can, find a part time job to eleviate some of the financial strain post secondary education places on us students!

Well i can agree i mean how can you go on with out a job? unless (no offense to those who do) they have really rich parents or something. But what are they going to do if their family get tired of their asking and make them pay back what theyt borrowed?

Exactly! High school students, college and university students needs to have a part time job for experience and cash.

Unfortunatly, not every onw is lucky enough to have their parents pay for every single shcool fees. Good for those who get that chance, but working 20 hours a week while studying is possible. You just need to manage you're time well ! More than that can have an impact on your studies !

Sticking up for the people who don't work while in school, I can see their reasoning. I don't think that these people are naive to not know that they will need to pay back the money it cost them to attend school (Unless it has been all paid for). They would just rather devote their time to their studies without the additional distraction of work. Really? what point is their in going to school and working a lot on top of it...having work distract you from school, and then you doing horrible in school and risk being kicked out? Obviously your working to have additional money during the school year, but if you are kicked out of school and have no school to pay for...there is no point. I'm sure most of these people have summer jobs, and are fine with the fact they will have a bit more money to pay back at the end. It's better to be safe than sorry. And I would tend to disagree that balancing work, school, friends, family, and additional activities is reality. I think it's only a University/College/High School reality. Once your done university/college and are in the workplace, you are only having to balance work, family, friends and other activities, there is no school thrown into the equation. So, for the student who isn't working now during school they likely feel that, if later in life, school will not be in the equation for them, and they have the rest of their lives to work, then why split their time up now between work and school? and instead, they choose to devote their time to school, and their other personal commitments.
I know when I'm done University, I will not have school, work, family, friends and other activities to balance, it will only be work, family, friends etc. So why would I bog myself down with more additional responsiblity. Your focus right now is school, and work shouldn't interfere, again, there's no point in attending school if you are going to have to divide your tiem between a job and all the school work. I'm pretty positive when students go on to pursue Graduate school, the institution makes you sign an agreement that you won't devote more than 10 hours a week to other activities outside of this school work. Obviously graduate school is a little more difficult and time consuming, but you are still choosing to make a committment to something that requires you devote a lot of time to it. You can't have your cake and eat it too. For me, I have a great job where I only have one or two shifts a week during the school year, and I'm completely fine with it. My boss is very understanding. But I would never work more to try and pay off more debt, and jeapordize the whole reason I'm willing to go into debt in the first place. Thankfully I also have great parents who didn't attend post secondary school, and have worked hard to see that I am able to go whether or not I have money. Therefore any additional assistance I need from them each year, they pay for, and then I will be paying them back half of what they put into my education when I'm done. They don't want to see me stressed over school and money. So once I am finished concentrating at school, I can concentrate on finding a job and paying them back.

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I think that it totally depends on the person. Personally, I wil hopefully only come out of university with less than 2,000 in student loans. However, that is from finding an awesome job during the summer AND working during the school year. Usually, what I make during the summer pays for tuition and a little more (which I would prefer to keep in savings) and what I make during the year goes to pay for everything else. Right now, however, I am not breaking even with what I spend on necessities during the month and what I make at my job. Although going to work when I have lots of homework stressed me out, I would probably be just as stressed if I was having huge money issues or had a large student loan hanging over my head. I think that having a job does give you a lot more experience, and it gives you a place to "hang out" outside of school. You meet people that may not be in the school mode and it breaks the daily routine up a little in my opinion. There are benefits to getting a job, but if school is important too, one has to be prepared to handle both well, not ditch one for the other some days. There are times when work isn't that good of an idea either. Just to fininsh off on my opinion, I am in an education program where we have to go student teaching for five weeks in the first semester and seven weeks in the second semester. We are warned that working during these weeks would not be a good idea, because student teaching is basically like a full time job, with all the homework after it. I do work a bit just to keep on top of my bills, but school is extremely important to me too. I commend people wo do both for long hours every day. You guys have dedication. On the other hand, those who don't work are in no way lazy...some things may be more important and that it totally okay!

I'm currently in grade 12 and I still don't have a job lol. But for me the thing is I'm so involved in extracurricular things such as sports, drama, music, etc. I wouldn't have time for a job even if I wanted one. I think it's important especially in highschool to use your time to develop the talents that God has given you and worry about money later. I'll be working this summer and applying for scholarships to hopefully pay for my future schooling.

I think working while going to school is great. Especially if you are in highschool, this situation can prepare you for university and such when most people will have to look for ways to pay for their new needs. But, of course, part-time is the way to go. As long as the job gives you reasonable hours and a somewhat flexible schedule, I see no problem in making some dosh to keep your butt in school.