Should secondary school students be allowed to sell food to other students for profit.

“Is it truly that difficult to see why children would be mimicking these actions while in school? “ I understand what you are trying say in which you are saying that many children are influence by today’s society and to follow this. I would like to say that trade in industries is a foundation stone of many countries economy and therefore before because of this it is considered important to find ways to help develop the world’s next entrepreneurs. I think one main possible ways is to reach and inspire children to help develop the skills related to this (generally at secondary or higher level school). This is the case in which the government of not just the UK but many developing countries have realised and have come up with a solution. -Young enterprise: To help students to develop a wider range of later career option but ensure that their futures could be more successful, Young enterprise (a government funded organisation) was created to help children all over many countries to learn about businesses and the world of work which could inspire and equip young people to succeed through enterprise. This would be done by actually allowing students to somewhat have the experience of business. This organization is aimed at a range of ages. The skills which are often developed in students by doing this include teamwork, practical thinking, punctuality, business-like behaviour and how to manage their personal finance. All these skills are considered greatly necessary in everybody’s future. -Non-Profit Organizations: Many secondary schools in the UK often take part in organising fundraisers for both well know charities and less known charities (Red Cross- Helpful Places). The main reason is to encourage children to engage in charity. What is even better is that example of this (WHSB CHARITY WEEK) is run and funded completely by the students. So what is so good about this is that this experience can be somewhat be seen as young enterprise in which involvement can help develop the skills often nurtured with young enterprise. So in retrospect of what I am saying, I think that despite the increasingly frequent occasions where students are allowed to immerse themselves in business enterprise related work (which I greatly encourage), some students are still selling to other students. The difference being that with something like WHSB Charity week, it is non-profit work and is seen as rewarding later on. What students are doing by selling are only gaining slight knowledge of business, but their main incentive for their actions is purely because of the profit they make. This questions the matter of plain greed. Sources: http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk... https://uk.answers.yahoo.com... http://www.cdc.gov... http://www.whsbcharityweek.com... I would like to say that there is also the concerning issue of health with the practise taken by some students in which the basic majority of all products sold is just junk food or which I call ‘packaged crap’ with no nutritional value whatsoever. I may sound silly, but these students are also going against many schools code of healthy living in which only healthy food products will be sold at canteens and that the selling of any other foods is prohibited. This is one of the reasons why selling food by students should be banned.