One of the Wechts

Tuesday morning...

My 16yos ( unschooled since he was 9.), got up, got dressed, made himself breakfast and made his lunch.
He stuck his head in my room to "wake me up" at 8 :10 AM to take him to work.
All this on a rainy kind of day when it feels soooo good to sleep in.
We passed school buses on the road and I was reminded
how many wonderful years we have had without 8 hours away from home, 5 days a week!

Beth in MD

No scientific data. Just a real life example.


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Carron Armstrong

What kind of job does your son have? My 15yo wants a job, but hasn't found
anyone willing to hire a 15yo yet. His dream job is working for GameStop.

Carron

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 8:14 AM, One of the Wechts <erw@...> wrote:

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> Tuesday morning...
>
> My 16yos ( unschooled since he was 9.), got up, got dressed, made himself
> breakfast and made his lunch.
> He stuck his head in my room to "wake me up" at 8 :10 AM to take him to
> work.
> All this on a rainy kind of day when it feels soooo good to sleep in.
> We passed school buses on the road and I was reminded
> how many wonderful years we have had without 8 hours away from home, 5 days
> a week!
>
> Beth in MD
>
> No scientific data. Just a real life example.
>
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>
>
>


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jane doe

--- Carron Armstrong <carronna@...> wrote:

> What kind of job does your son have? My 15yo wants
> a job, but hasn't found
> anyone willing to hire a 15yo yet. His dream job is
> working for GameStop.

My 15 yr old has a summer job, this will be his second
year. He worked as a volunteer at 13 and last year
they decided to pay him. It is working for a not for
profit music series, what he has learned there is way
beyond any amount of money they could pay him. He was
(and is) their only under 20 yr old. He does most
everything, from roadie to toilet cleaner to security
guard (he even got to guard Davy Jones once from women
trying to get backstage!!). He works with other staff,
park rangers, and the public working long hours and
loves every minute. He is also a volunteer at the Y
who will be on staff after the summer (we're too busy
now). I really think the key is to get out there and
advocate for them until you can get someone to see it
your way or you wear them down. There is no legal
reason to stop your son from working at GameStop, just
the manager's perception.It's all about changing
perceptions...
ELISA


We have a collective responsibility to the least of us-Phil Ramone

We can do no great things; only small things with great love- Mother Teresa

One of the Wechts

My son is working at a local pick your own farm.
The farm is family owned with a very friendly environment.
They have had good experiences with homeschoolers.

We stuck our head in the door during the fall season last year and handed in his application.
Then we started calling in April.
One of his greatest hiring points was that he could work when school kids could not!
Strawberry season started 2 weeks ago. He will be able to work in the busiest time in the fall...
October pumpkin time!

The volunteer thing is a good way to get your foot in the door. Maybe your son could volunteer to help
sort stock/ organize shelves for the local game store once a week for a few months. I think summer is hardest because all the teens and college kids are out looking for spending money. Once fall hits, spots might open.

Good Luck
Beth in MD

Carron wrote


** What kind of job does your son have? My 15yo wants a job, but hasn't found
anyone willing to hire a 15yo yet. His dream job is working for GameStop.**



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Kelly Nishan

My 15 yo daughter also started out as a volunteer. She works about 10
hours a week providing child care at our church. She starting hanging
out in there instead of going to Sunday School when she was 12. She
has always loved little kids. They had 2 college aged kids working
and whenever one of them was sick they would pay her to fill in. When
one of them quit they couldn't find an over 18 person so they hired
Liz at 13. Volunteering at something you love is definitely the way
to go for anyone. Even if you don't make any money you are doing what
you like to do with other people who like it too. Can't go wrong
there.
Kelly