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Is 13 too young to work? A Saskatchewan proposal has reignited debate around kids and labour (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] alienanimals@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Billionaires don't work. Why should children?

Let kids focus on their studies. We need a better educated population, not one where people are trained to work mindless jobs where corporations pay you the least amount possible.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

We need a better educated populated

Conservative politics don't poll well with educated people. An educated population is the very last thing Shmoe needs

[+] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca -7 points 1 year ago

Work is a practical teacher of the value of money, how to work together with people, and how to deal with an actual meaningful authority structure.

School has no way to teach the first, does not realistically teach the second, and makes any lessons with respect to the third meaningless between "no kid left behind", the countless second chance opportunities given for breaking rules, and the fact that there's no effective punishments offered for breaking rules.

I think many issues with young people (including my age and a little older) is that a lot of them don't work until after highschool and have massive struggles with the transition of both having to work and being treated as an adult at the same time.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe the issue is the fucking terrible toxic work culture and not the fact that young people are starting to work later in life?

[-] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 year ago

Between all the progressive ideals that have been forced down our throats over the past few decades and it becoming socially unacceptable to do things like smoke and drink at work, I'd say we work in some of least toxic work cultures to date.