While I personally feel that unpaid internships are the most egregious form of labor, it is only a half-step below making teens work for $1.00 an hour.
According to WBEZ's Linda Lutton, After School Matters--an enrichment program that gives teens stipends-- is expected to drop wages from the $5/hour mark in 2009 to about $1.10/hour.
Some say that jobs keep violence down.
But I partially disagree.
Parental involvement, community support, and keeping kids busy is what keeps violence down. A job is a job. But self respect comes from having a relationship with your parents and mentors.
I see kids drumming on cans at the intersection all the time. They didn't use the job market as an excuse to start sticking up people. Instead, they decided to try to earn an honest living.
AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS....
PAY THESE KIDS WHAT THEY ARE WORTH!!!!!! STOP IT!!!!!!
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