Well, turn off the TV,computer, and phones and let Baldo read himself to sleep. Is working for a low-rider more important than educating oneself for your entire future? Different values I guess.
Lew, not everyone is destined for college. If everyone got to go through college, all the cashiers ar wal-mart would be business majors. Perhaps Baldo will become an Entrepreneur. Do you think those guys on TV that make all those choppers and custom vehicles are graduates?
Just because a person does not have a college degree does not mean they are a person of low intelligence Potrzebie. In fact, a college degree is no indication of intelligence either. I know people with a college education who couldn’t cross a room without walking into a wall if they did not have GPS. So insulting Wal-Mart employees seems to be without merit. Insulting some of their customer’s intelligence on the other hand would be spot on.
A part time job for a teen is not all about the job. It is about learning responsibility, service to others and balance. He can work, do his homework and still go to college if that is his wish.
NEo, my point is that there are some gifted people out there. Just look at those guys I pointed out. But, if you dilute the job pool with more college grads, some of them will go to the left side of the bell curve.
Don’t assume he’s working for a low-rider. He may be working to help support his family, which appears to be low middle class, if not lower. Gracie is likely to get a scholarship to college, but Baldo is likely to have to help pay for college, because his father won’t be able to afford it himself.
actually i think baldo IS trying to save money to get a low rider
on a side note, some states have financial aid for students in single parent families, but they have to have their counselors look in to it so baldo should qualify
Sorry to mention deferred gratification. I don’t care if he’s getting a degree or a trade. Both cost time and money but will smooth his way in the future. Yes is reason for working, as he has stated many times, is to buy a low rider.
Teen jobs teach many good lessons for your future, However they should come second to sleep and academics. One lesson I learned was if I didn’t improve myself at 16, at 50 I’d be pumping gas for $1.35/hr.
Whether or not a child decides go go to college, giving their best effort at school will mean getting the most out of the time they spend there. Most of those skills will help them whatever they choose to do. threeguysmom is absolutely right when she says that balancing a job with school is teaching important life skills.
I teach in a high Hispanic demographic, and I wish all parents at my school were like Baldo’s dad. It is so easy to tell which parents are like him by their children’s success. Encouragement in education goes a long way with kids, and it’s even better if they are able to give help with school work (Baldo is fortunate his father is knowledgeable enough to do this, many parents would find high school subjects tough going).
While we know Baldo is saving for a low-rider, some of us weren’t fortunate enough to be able to make it through school without a job. Yes, it’s all well and good to say school comes first, but you have to have a roof over your head and food on the table to be able to do anything about school… and yes, it’s a comic, people. We tend to take things a bit personally here… :D
@says diese, I’m one of those who started working at an early age. Paper route when I was 9 or 10, then printer’s devil in junior high school. After that it was working in grocery and drug stores. I know where you’re coming from. I didn’t have to help keep a roof over our heads as a kid, but Mom and Dad didn’t have any money for extras.
margueritem about 14 years ago
You’re a good Dad, Papi.
cdward about 14 years ago
Pushing through the fatigue is the tough part.
Isn’t this the second cartoon this week dealing with student fatigue?
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Well, turn off the TV,computer, and phones and let Baldo read himself to sleep. Is working for a low-rider more important than educating oneself for your entire future? Different values I guess.
Potrzebie about 14 years ago
Lew, not everyone is destined for college. If everyone got to go through college, all the cashiers ar wal-mart would be business majors. Perhaps Baldo will become an Entrepreneur. Do you think those guys on TV that make all those choppers and custom vehicles are graduates?
steelersneo about 14 years ago
Just because a person does not have a college degree does not mean they are a person of low intelligence Potrzebie. In fact, a college degree is no indication of intelligence either. I know people with a college education who couldn’t cross a room without walking into a wall if they did not have GPS. So insulting Wal-Mart employees seems to be without merit. Insulting some of their customer’s intelligence on the other hand would be spot on.
threeguysmom about 14 years ago
A part time job for a teen is not all about the job. It is about learning responsibility, service to others and balance. He can work, do his homework and still go to college if that is his wish.
Potrzebie about 14 years ago
NEo, my point is that there are some gifted people out there. Just look at those guys I pointed out. But, if you dilute the job pool with more college grads, some of them will go to the left side of the bell curve.
Coyoty Premium Member about 14 years ago
Don’t assume he’s working for a low-rider. He may be working to help support his family, which appears to be low middle class, if not lower. Gracie is likely to get a scholarship to college, but Baldo is likely to have to help pay for college, because his father won’t be able to afford it himself.
bald about 14 years ago
actually i think baldo IS trying to save money to get a low rider
on a side note, some states have financial aid for students in single parent families, but they have to have their counselors look in to it so baldo should qualify
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Sorry to mention deferred gratification. I don’t care if he’s getting a degree or a trade. Both cost time and money but will smooth his way in the future. Yes is reason for working, as he has stated many times, is to buy a low rider.
Teen jobs teach many good lessons for your future, However they should come second to sleep and academics. One lesson I learned was if I didn’t improve myself at 16, at 50 I’d be pumping gas for $1.35/hr.
caseva77 about 14 years ago
Whether or not a child decides go go to college, giving their best effort at school will mean getting the most out of the time they spend there. Most of those skills will help them whatever they choose to do. threeguysmom is absolutely right when she says that balancing a job with school is teaching important life skills.
I teach in a high Hispanic demographic, and I wish all parents at my school were like Baldo’s dad. It is so easy to tell which parents are like him by their children’s success. Encouragement in education goes a long way with kids, and it’s even better if they are able to give help with school work (Baldo is fortunate his father is knowledgeable enough to do this, many parents would find high school subjects tough going).
Ann Lewis about 14 years ago
While we know Baldo is saving for a low-rider, some of us weren’t fortunate enough to be able to make it through school without a job. Yes, it’s all well and good to say school comes first, but you have to have a roof over your head and food on the table to be able to do anything about school… and yes, it’s a comic, people. We tend to take things a bit personally here… :D
James Lindley Premium Member about 14 years ago
@says diese, I’m one of those who started working at an early age. Paper route when I was 9 or 10, then printer’s devil in junior high school. After that it was working in grocery and drug stores. I know where you’re coming from. I didn’t have to help keep a roof over our heads as a kid, but Mom and Dad didn’t have any money for extras.
James Lindley Premium Member about 14 years ago
It’s been proven that students whose parents take time to help them with their homework learn the material better and become better students.