Should schoolchildren have jobs?When you were at school, the last thing you probably wanted to do/ was spend your weekends/ going to work. There was homework to do, sport toplay and fun to be had.But our parents probably persuaded us to find a job/ to earn some money/ and get some life experience. When I was a teenager, Ihad a paper round （上门送报服务）delivering newspapers to people's homes. I then progressed to a Saturday job in a supermarket: 1______ and working at the checkout.Today in the UK/ you are allowed to work from the age of 13, and many children do take up part- time jobs. It’s one of those things that is seen almost as 2______.It’s a taste of independenceand sometimes a useful thing to put on your CV（简 历）. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessons about working with adults and also about managing your money. So, that’s no bad thing!Someresearchhas shown that not taking on a Saturdayor holiday job could be 3______to a personlater on. A 2015 study by the UK Commission on Employment and Skills found that not4______part-time work at school agehad been 5______by employers’ organisations for young adults being6_______for full-time employment.But despite this, recent statisticshave shown that the number of schoolchildren in the UKwith a part- time jobhas fallen by 7_______in the past five years.So, does this mean that Britishteenagersare now more afraidof 8_______？ Probably not. Some experts feel that young peoplefeel going out to work will 9_______their performance at school, and they are under more pressure nowto study hard and get good exam results - and a good job in the long term.However, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, told BBC News that"Properly10______part-time workis a good way of helping young people learn skills that they will need in their working lives." In reality, its all about getting the right balance between doing part-time workandhaving enough time to study andrest. Many young people actually want to work because it gives them a sense of freedom.