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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given that the amount of time college students spend on academics has cratered (*), your kid may have less time to get himself into trouble if he has a job. And even irrelevant experience is not all that irrelevant -- you get used to showing up on time, completing tasks, dealing with co-workers, bosses, and customers.

(*) Studying + class estimated at 40 hours in 1961 -> 27 hours in 2003 -> 22 hours in 2015. NSSE says that maybe the numbers have improved --  "the percentage of first-year students spending more than 15 hours per week preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work) increased from 34% in 2004 to as high as 45% in 2017." ( https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/03/01/some-good-news-about-college-student-engagement/?sh=4a780a6e1101 ) -- but I bet that following these kids around would show that this additional time consisted of a lot less time studying textbooks and a lot more more faffing around on the internet while they think they are studying.[/quote]

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