Pros and cons of part-time jobs for college students?

Whether or not college students should work part-time during their school years has always been a hotly debated topic. One viewpoint is that college students' part-time jobs can help them accumulate some social experience to a certain extent, and should be supported and encouraged. On the other hand, another viewpoint is that early exposure to the society will affect the children's development of correct values, and should not be advocated. Here we address these two points of view, specifically talk about what are the benefits and drawbacks of part-time college students?

Figure 1 Pros and cons of part-time jobs

I. Benefits of part-time jobs for college students

Accumulation of social experience, a better transition to employment

During their school years, college students are generally focused on learning theoretical knowledge, and seldom get in touch with the social practice, and part-time jobs for college students to a certain extent make up for this very well. On the one hand, college students in the process of part-time jobs can come into contact with some social people and things, improve their interpersonal communication and interaction skills, at the same time accumulate a certain social experience; on the other hand, the part-time jobs can also help the college students in the practice of the social experience. On the other hand, part-time jobs can also help college students consolidate their theoretical knowledge in practice, which facilitates future employment.

Providing a new way to realize their own value

Part-time jobs for college students can help them better explore their own value and alleviate the excessive focus on grades. The university is often dominated by test scores to assess students' learning ability, which may cause some students to lose confidence due to poor grades, lose their sense of value and sense of achievement, and then lose their enthusiasm for learning. Part-time jobs for college students open another way for college students to find a sense of accomplishment and value.

Improve the quality of life, reduce the burden on the family

"Money is not everything, but without money is nothing!" One of the most intuitive benefits of part-time jobs for college students is the monetary rewards that can be reaped. College students can use this income to develop hobbies and interests, or as part of their living expenses to ease the burden on their families.

Figure 2? Benefits of part-time work

Second, the drawbacks of part-time work for college students

The cart before the horse, waste of study

The biggest drawback of part-time work for college students is that some students may not be able to balance the relationship between part-time work and study, which will result in the behavior of the cart before the horse, which is not worth the loss. The main task of college students is still to study, should be the main campus life, do not put the cart before the horse.

Can't resist the temptation of forming a "money-oriented" value

College students have not yet fully matured psychologically, and the university is also the most important stage of personality independence and the development of three views. Society is a place where the good and the bad are mixed, and there are many temptations. Early exposure to society may cause students to be tempted by money, fame and fortune, and they will not be able to form healthy and good values.

Blind choice, easy to be deceived

In the face of the complex, diverse part-time jobs, college students are often hard to distinguish which is real and reliable, which is a mixed bag. At the same time, there are some unscrupulous elements, taking advantage of the college students involved in the world, simple to deceive characteristics of the abduction and deception of college students, threatening the safety of college students.

Figure 3 The disadvantages of part-time jobs

Everything has two sides, as long as we set just the right mindset, calm thinking, inner firm, the difficulty is also the devil, but also will be able to overcome!