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Working Teens Should teenage students work or not? What should be the first priority of teens? Is it a good idea for them to take part- or full-time jobs while still in school? Some people feel working part-time teaches teens valuable life skills. Others worry that overworked teens will not perform well in school.Opinions about teenagers working while in school differ worldwide. Writers from Colombia, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Brazil, and Germany discuss this issue. Teen Workers Need Rules Mariela Rojas from Colombia Study First, Work Later Hieu Cao from Vietnam Students in Japan   Working Provides Good Experience Hiromi Yonemoto from Japan It's Unusual for Teens to Work in Korea Hyol Chol Kwak from Korea It's Common for Teens to Work in Brazil Vivien Yoshikawa from Brazil My Concerns about Working Teens Mömke Rockmann from Germany Return to: Issue 8 | Home Page  TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2006 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics mag@yahoo.com