To summarize, convention has long held that early employment builds character.
Our findings indicate that for many students, working 20 hours or more a week
can contribute to decreased school performance and increased drug and alcohol use.
We know that these findings may seem controversial to many.
To our own surprise, our findings make us question how long we have held on to the conventional
assumptions about the great value of work in our formative years.
It's time to abandon this appealing myth! We conclude that students should resolve
to work no more than 10 hours per week if they want to be successful in school