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To work or not to work - That is the question
打工还是不打工——这是个问题
There are numerous and reliable ways by which one can measure the impact of
employment on student achievement, and we used several in our research. We
compared the grades of students who work a great deal with those who work in
limited amounts or not at all. We also contrasted workers with non-workers, on
different indicators of their commitment to education. Additionally, we followed
students
over
time
as
they
increased
or
decreased
their
work
hours,
and
we
assessed how different patterns of employment altered school performance and
engagement.
要衡量工作经历对学生成就的影响有许多可靠的方法?/p>
在我们的研究中,
我们采用了几种方
法?/p>
我们比较了打很多工的学生和打工时间有限或者根本不打工的学生的学习成绩?/p>
我们?/p>
对比了打工学生和不打工学生在学习投入程度方面的不同指征。另外,我们长期跟踪学生?/p>
了解他们在打工时间增加或减少时的表现?/p>
而且?/p>
我们还评估了不同的打工模式如何改变学
习成绩和学习参与度?/p>
We have simplified and classified the data and the results are clear: The stakes
are high. A heavy commitment to a part-time job during the academic year, say,
working 20 hours per week or more, undermines and significantly interferes with
school
achievement
and
commitment.
Overall,
our
study
offers
proof
that
students who worked more than 20 hours weekly were not comparable to their
classmates. They earned lower grades, spent less time on homework, cut class
more
often,
and
cheated
more
frequently.
And
they
reported
lower
levels
of
commitment to school and more modest educational aspirations.
我们把数据加以简化和归类?/p>
得出的结论很明确?/p>
学生打工付出的代价很大?/p>
在学年中花过
多精力兼职打工,比如,一周打?/p>
20
个小时或更长时间,会影响和严重干扰学习成绩和
学习投入程度。总的来说,我们的研究证明,每周打工超?/p>
20
个小时的学生学习成绩?/p>
及班上其他同学。他们的分数更低,花在作业上的时间更少,逃课更频繁,作弊更常见。?/p>
且据反映,他们的学习投入程度较低,学习志向也不够远大?/p>
On
the
other
hand,
we
also
detected
a
different
pattern.
Working
for
approximately 10 hours per week or less seemingly does not take a consistent toll
on
school
performance.
Nevertheless,
given
that
half
of
all
employed
seniors,
about
one-third
of
all
juniors,
and
about
one-fifth
of
all
second-year
students
work above the 20-hour limit, indications are that a large number of students are
at risk of compromising their school careers with their part-time jobs.
但是,我们也发现了另外一种不同的模式。每周打工大?/p>
10
个小时或更少的时间对学习
成绩似乎没有持续的影响?/p>
不过?/p>
鉴于一半的大四打工学生?/p>
约三分之一的大三打工学生以
及约五分之一的大二打工学生的打工时间都超?/p>
20
个小时的上限,由此表明,有很多学
生面临因打工而危及学业的风险?/p>
Whereas it is true that more disengaged students are more likely to work long
hours to begin with, it appears that working makes a marginal situation worse. In
other words, over time, the more students work, the less committed to school they
become. When students withdraw from the labor force or cut back on their work