This essay, although well written seems extremely bias towards not working while in high school. Etzioni gives statics that are very interesting and although thought provoking is somewhat outdated. He refers to teens as youngsters like he is still the 1940’s and compares lemonade stands and paper routes to working at McDonalds or other fast food type chains. Which seems highly unrealistic, because teens focuses have changed drastically even since even the early 2000’s. They want to be self sufficient and responsible and to be treated like they are adults. What is a better way to prove that than working a job? The places that they can get jobs are of course low paying, highly structured, and un-imaginative jobs because they have no experience. If they could work for a lawyer while in high school why would they even need college?
In the essay it’s stated that young adults learn discipline by delivering papers or having a lemonade stand. You have to deliver papers rain or shine or if you over price your lemonade no one will buy it. You’re in trouble because you threw Mrs.