Survey. Have students conduct a class poll to find out how many students
earned money at jobs outside of the home before they turned eighteen. Find
out why they took the job, what kinds of tasks they did, how much they were
paid, and how they felt about the work. Ask them how they think the experience
helped them and/or harmed them.
• Role-play. Divide the class into two groups. Ask Group 1 to write down the reasons
why teenagers want to get jobs and why it’s all right for them to have
jobs. Tell Group 2 to take the side of a parent. Have them list the negative
effects and the rules they would make for a teenager who wanted to get a job
after school. Give students a three-minute time limit. Then have representatives
from the two teams role-play short parent–child dialogues for the class.