Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Read to learn about 14-year-old Taylor Rosenthal, whose idea to create a vending machine to sell first aid supplies has made him a successful young entrepreneur.
Category Archives: The Value of Work
Is 8th Grade Too Early to Pick a Career?
Think you’re too young to start thinking about your professional life? Read this article to learn about a program in South Carolina that offers career counseling to eighth-grade students.
COVID-19’s essential workers deserve hazard pay
What’s the definition of an essential worker? How much should essential workers be paid? Read about some of the options and opinions around “hero pay.”
After coronavirus subsides, we must pay teachers more
With the way we learn and work upended by social isolation rules, one writer argues that it’s time to change the way educators’ work is valued.
A Volunteer Placement in Sri Lanka Changed My Life
A university graduate talks about the confidence and independence she gained through volunteering in Sri Lanka.
Best Careers for the Future: 51 Jobs for 2020 and Way Beyond!
What’s the most futuristic job you can imagine? Nanotech Engineer? Android Relationship Counselor? Explore these and other jobs of the near and distant future.
Here’s What Teens Think It Takes To Work In Tech
For teens thinking about forging their own career paths, the technology sector can be both alluring and intimidating. At a recent conference in California, tech professionals and teens met to discuss some of the truths and misconceptions surrounding today’s tech careers.
How to Start a Business Before You Graduate
Got an idea that you’d like to turn into a job? Get advice from ten top Kidpreneurs on making the most of opportunities, taking advantage of the many free resources at hand, and putting every minute of the day to good use.
Debunking The Millennials’ Work Ethic “Problem”
In this article, activist Erica Williams considers some possible reasons for the widely held belief that members of the “millennial” generation have poor work ethic.
What Is Career and Technical Education, Anyway?
Get the facts about career education classes available in high schools across the country in this Q&A.
5 Lessons About Hard Work from an Ultra-Marathon Runner
An interview with ultra marathon runner Dean Karnazes reveals 5 lessons about the value of hard work and persistence.
In 2019, Blue-Collar Workers Disappearing And In Hot Demand
There is a growing need for blue-collar workers, which is resulting an increased wages and better benefits for those willing to take the jobs.
Teen entrepreneurs think ‘outside the box’ when starting their own businesses
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? In this article, 17-year-old Drayton Blackgrove and several other teens share their experiences in entrepreneurship.
The Hidden Benefits of Hard Work
You may have heard that hard work builds character — but how so? Read about some benefits of hard work that you may not have considered before.
In the Home, a Woman’s Work Is Never Done, Never Honored, and Never Paid For
A Smithsonian exhibition highlights the “invisible labor” women have been doing at home for decades as conversations regarding women empowerment swarm the nation.
50 Business Ideas for Teens
So what if you’re too young to be hired for a regular job? Strike out on your own with some of these possibilities!
High score, low pay: why the gig economy loves gamification
How do rideshare companies attract drivers to work unpredictable hours for minimum wage? By turning work into a game.
It took a century to create the weekend—and only a decade to undo it
What’s work without a weekend? Get an overview of the evolving idea of the weekend, over time and around the world.
The ‘maker movement’ creates D.I.Y. revolution
In recent years, increasing amounts of screen time have contributed to a growing sense of disconnection with the physical world—hence, the birth of the “maker movement,” or a return to hands-on creation. Read about how “makerspaces” are attracting people with different interests who all want to create things they can hold on to.
8 Job Skills You Should Have
When you’re thinking about starting your first job, you might be worried that you don’t have the skills you need. But some of the most-wanted skills employers look for are ones you can develop now.