Working, Toto said, has taught her to make choices. Students' hours would be cut from a maximum of nine to six hours a day during school days, among other proposed changes. But it's not so simple. It's not easy. Educationally, Arienti said it would be wonderful to limit students' work hours.
Jobs pay for cars, insurance, cell phones, and clothes.
Singh, the Virginia Tech professor, said students' appetite for discretionary income has catapulted them into pseudo-adulthood. I don't think employers are doing this to exploit students. It is just the economy,'' she said. Other students are connected to volunteer work, internships, or advanced academic work. O'Grady has been stunned at the many calls from employers looking for high school students.