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Yes, but the difference is that as an adult you choose to be there. You can make arrangements that fit what you want. Kids don't have that option. They often do

Yes, but the difference is that as an adult you choose to be there. You can make arrangements that fit what you want. Kids don't have that option. They often don't even realize that they themselves might've put too much on their own plate and might not know how to handle it. They just don't burn out the same way adults do. As an aside, if school was preparation for adult life then it really should teach you to drive, cook, and an understanding of the law. There are few things that school teaches that end up being more important than those for adults.

rmah 6y ago
if school was preparation for adult life then it really should teach you to drive, cook, and an understanding of the law. I don't know about now, but when I was in school (in the US), we were taught all those things and more (a bit of carpentry, metal work, engine repair, simple accounting, etc) YMMV.
- oxinai 6y ago
  At least back at the district I was in back in the day (and worked at, briefly), students could either take shop/business or advanced core classes. For some reason, those paths tended to have scheduling conflicts.
falcolas 6y ago
> as an adult you choose to be there With the alternative frequently being homelessness. It's a lucky few (relatively speaking) who can freely switch jobs and pursue passions. Most people work simply so they can continue to have a home, food, water, heat...
- Aerroon 6y ago
  You still have way more flexibility and choice. You can decide to work more, work less, find a new job etc. What you get out of it is different and perhaps you don't want to give up your lifestyle, but you can decide to do that. You have no such choices as a kid.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
    If only. There are pretty much two settings available to most Americans: full time or more, and poverty. Relatively few people have the luxury of being able to spend a lot of time looking for better employment (again this is on top of all the working they are doing) or working less. I, for one, would gladly work a lot less for equivalently less pay, it just isn't an option available to me.

rmah 6y ago

if school was preparation for adult life then it really should teach you to drive, cook, and an understanding of the law. I don't know about now, but when I was in school (in the US), we were taught all those things and more (a bit of carpentry, metal work, engine repair, simple accounting, etc) YMMV.

oxinai 6y ago
At least back at the district I was in back in the day (and worked at, briefly), students could either take shop/business or advanced core classes. For some reason, those paths tended to have scheduling conflicts.

falcolas 6y ago

> as an adult you choose to be there With the alternative frequently being homelessness. It's a lucky few (relatively speaking) who can freely switch jobs and pursue passions. Most people work simply so they can continue to have a home, food, water, heat...

Aerroon 6y ago
You still have way more flexibility and choice. You can decide to work more, work less, find a new job etc. What you get out of it is different and perhaps you don't want to give up your lifestyle, but you can decide to do that. You have no such choices as a kid.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
  If only. There are pretty much two settings available to most Americans: full time or more, and poverty. Relatively few people have the luxury of being able to spend a lot of time looking for better employment (again this is on top of all the working they are doing) or working less. I, for one, would gladly work a lot less for equivalently less pay, it just isn't an option available to me.