Jeffrey Selingo Why Kids Should Work While In School

Teenagers love money. However, the problem with earning money is that kids are too busy to get a job. Or a job is not enough money for their needs, especially in this changing economy. Jeffrey Selingo, in his piece “Why More Teenagers and College Students Need to Work While in School,” argues that more kids should work while pursuing their education. He expresses the importance of finding time for a job, and that making money is not the only thing teenagers gain from a job. Selingo supports his claim by using loaded words, sarcasm, and parallel structure. Selingo’s use of loaded words helps his argument that kids should work while in school. He starts his argument by saying that part-time jobs are important in helping recent college

Selingo is talking about how kids are too busy for a job and instead are “playing sports, studying, and following…” a phrase that is in parallel structure. This use of parallel structure makes his idea that kids are too busy clear and easy to understand. The next example of parallel structure in this article is in paragraph four. Selingo says, “Research has shown that students who are employed while in high school or college allocate their time more efficiently, learn about workplace norms and responsibilities, and are motivated to study harder in their classes so they can achieve a certain career goal,” (Selingo 4). He uses parallel structure to clearly explain how students who have a job compare to the rest of the world. This also shows how each pro of being employed is of equal importance. Further on in the article, Selingo is addressing a reason why many employers may not be inclined to hire young employees. Selingo shares the unacceptable behaviors that employers find in teenagers. The employers say that young employees will “[check][social media] incessantly on their computers, [leave] in the middle of a team project to go for a workout at the gym, or [ask] for a do-over when an assignment [goes] awry,” (Selingo 12). The parallel structure in this sentence combines the frustration of young employees into one clear thought. It also makes the article